Note: Beskar (hereafter referred to as "the above poster") does not represent the views or opinions of the British government, British Armed Services, or the British people. I wish to distance myself from the position of the above poster. American soldiers and British soldiers have successfully worked together in many fields and the unfortunate incidents of friendly fire are much more rare than the media makes them out to be.

Having said all that, there is a strong feeling over here that the US is somewhat abusing the "special relationship". Lets just look at the recent extradition case as an example. Compare and contrast the process for extradition from the UK to the US with the process for extradition from the US to the UK and you'll see quite an imbalance. The US appears to favour strong links which benefit them, but want to give a minimum in return, and know they have the muscle to get away with it.