It really is time for this thread to end, I know just how deep rooted the rancur is on both sides but threads like this will not end the healing process here in the Uk and Eire, we will eventually learn to rub along and put the past behind us. One thing that does stick in my craw though, the US could have done more, diplomatically, to bring it to an end sooner and chose not to, I haven't been motivated to examine in detail why that was but it may be a worthwhile study.