You know, over 110 British soldiers have died in Afghanistan
fighting the Al Queda/Taliban extremists who brought us Sep. 11
The US, and the UK, and other countries, have committed blunders in Iraq, but I sure as heck wouldn't describe the British military as being "pathetic"
You need to step back and look at the big global picture - the British are solid allies whose support the US needs in many trouble spots around the world.