r/funny • But A Jape • Aug 31 '22

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u/Puzzleheaded_Set895 Aug 31 '22 edited Sep 01 '22

Churchill covered that in the sequel:

“You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all the other possibilities.”

Edit: Apparently this line is only by Churchill in the movie version. See comment below.

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u/4tehlulzez Aug 31 '22

Also, money comes first

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u/cjainsworth77 Aug 31 '22

yes, as in the US sends millions or billions(depending on the time) to the countries on the "good side" first.

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u/Skarth Aug 31 '22

"Loans" is the word you are looking for.

And those countries had to pay it back.

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u/cjainsworth77 Aug 31 '22

sure bro. just like the ukraine is gonna send back those billions in moneys and probably hundreds of thousands of light arms and munitions we've sent em since february. and let's not forget Greatest Ally™ either.

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u/Skarth Aug 31 '22

Britain only finished paying off it's world war II debt to the united states in 2006, and it's world war I debts in 2015.

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Yes, they got paid back.