Was there Al-Queda in Iraq before the US invasion?

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Life expectancy you can find on Wikipedia, its ranked higher than the US.
Their health care plan and diet awareness(public serivice announcements) are a contributing factor to their life expectancy. The British pound is of greater value of the USD(thats why GB did'nt switch to Euros, cause it would actually decrease their monitary value).

life expecancy and weight a very much interconnected. Americans are the fattest country in the world and a hge part of that is the fact that Americans work more hours per capita and the US has many times more dual income familys meaning that both parents are working.

Well comparing military advancness is a qualitative issue, but I will try to put it as quantitative, clear, and easy to understand as I can. The British had at one point in time conquered 1/4 of all of earth's land mass, and they didn't do it by being nice. If its one thing they are familiar with, it sure as hell is military.

and the colonists, then the US have beaten them in armed conflict twice

And aint a damn thing changed. The British have superior air power, including the F-35, which the US will be ordering 1,763 of,

The US did buy the AV-8B Harrier II from the Brits, but the F35, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter, is a purely American venture through Lockheed Martin. There are 3 variations of it. a CV version for Navy use to repalce the f-14. A STOVL version to replace the Harrier for the Marine Corps. Finally the CTOL version for the Air Force to replace the F-15. These will be sold to the several other countries also, including England.

The average wage is higher. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=285
The average wage of persons in the city is 50,000 pounds per year.(http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/investi...9&in_page_id=3)

The average wage is higher, but the products they are are more expensive also. Just like the average wage in Chiccago is more than the average wage in Atlanta for the same jobs.