text: do you know about the us and uk? i was just wondering how soon after the war of independence the us and uk became friends again, as surely that wasn't the best foundation for such an enduring partnership?  thanks i'm not sure you'll find many in the uk that would agree with your notion of our being 'friends'. most people in the uk look at george bush as a blithering idiot. we also find that the religious zealots in the us as dangerous as any muslim fundamentalist.