I have no idea what you are asking here, or how it relates to the situation. Would you please explain? I will take a stab at it, but I know it probably isn't what you are trying to ask.Hialmar wrote:What about Switzerland, Luxembourg and most of Europe small countries in a way ?
They are dependent on the US, the UK, and France for most of their defense.
Do you want to annex them ?
Many countries forge alliances to protect each other, to mutual benefit. You compromise and get the protection in exchange for something else. That's how a deal works between nations. (I need this, you have this.. etc.) Morally, the UK and US has found it abhorant to invade sovereign countries and would only do so if there was a perceived threat. Other countries, fear the consiquences of an invasion and have to do a cost/benefit analysis.
NATO as an example, which the UK and US are part of as well as a huge swath of European countries. The UK is actually the second biggest spender and one of the most important allies in the alliance.( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_NATO) We actually take our defence seriously unlike most of Europe. We've been an ally the US can largely depend on because many of us do want to do 'the right thing'.
Scotland is being far too demanding, and unwilling to compromise to do any kind of deal with. She is asking to cut our military essentially in half 'just for them'... just for 5 million people. That is not going to happen no matter how much they whine for it.
If Scotland wishes our protection after breaking the union, (They will need it regardless), they need to join NATO. They need to give up the 'no nukes' ideology and actually compromise on Trident and Military bases. Or will they say 'haha, you have to defend us because if you don't you'll get invaded! No we won't pay a thing for it!' I suspect they will attempt the later. Or worse, seek more unstable alliances that could be a threat to the rest of the UK and Europe. The UK would be diminished, wounded and will likely have politics go far to the right to protect Herself from what Scotland has done.
So no, the UK has never 'invaded' other countries she protects because that is how a deal works. We have always followed NATO in military exercises, and fulfil our obligations despite how messy it sometimes gets.
I don't think post independence, should it happen, that the UK will tolerate Scotland acting as She has. These powers were given to try and safe-guard the union... they abused it and decided to break it. You don't need to annex a country to make them pay for their actions though... the UK will remain a very powerful neighbour, that they have no further say in.
