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The US belongs to the UK. But you can keep the Bible belt, we don't want that bit.
Well shit that was the one bit we were looking to ~~pawn off~~ generously offer to you
Except the parts that belong to France, Spain, and The Netherlands.
France was paid fair and square for their portion so that they could continue beating up the rest of Europe.
Oh, and Russia claims Alaska even though they were also paid for it. This has actually been brought up by members of the Duma. America does not have a monopoly on idiots in major legislative bodies.
Does Russia have monopoly in alcoholic former presidents?
I think Teddy drank like two bottles of champagne a day or something.
All those countries gave up their claims on the US either because they were paid to do so or because other territories were surrendered to them in exchange.
The Netherlands for example were paid for New York. Which is why there's no history of conflict between the British empire and the Netherlands.
Sorry, Jack. You break it, you own it.
What, you don't want your Irish and Scots back?
The empire never had Scotland. Scotland joined independently, Ireland was colonized by the Scottish under orders of the empire.
The only territory currently in the UK that the empire took was Wales.
It was a joke, Professor Pedantic.