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water_watcher
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3/30/2011 9:03:48 PM
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Oh yeah Obama is building relations that Bush destroyed ... what a joke.
London
Daily Telegraph Foreign Relations Editor on Obama
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:28:53 -0700
How could one "man" tick off 18 Nations or
Organizations!?!
The American people can now more readily understand why the
Obama's
were omitted from the guest list to the Royal wedding in April.
This is
a very sobering article. Our handling of
relationships with the
Britons
over the oil spill didn't help either.
From The London Daily Telegraph Editor On Foreign
Relations --
"Let me be clear: I'm not normally in favor of boycotts, and
I love
the
American people. I holiday in their country regularly, and
hate the
tedious snobby sneers against the United States. But the
American
people
chose to elect an idiot who seems hell bent on insulting their
allies,
and something must be done to stop Obama's reckless foreign
policy,
before he does the dirty on his allies on every issue."
One of the most poorly kept secrets in Washington is President
Obama's
animosity toward Great Britain, presumably because of what
he
regards as
its sins while ruling Kenya (1895-1963).
One of Barack Hussein Obama's first acts as president was to return
to
Britain a bust of Winston Churchill that had graced the Oval
Office
since
9/11. He followed this up by denying Prime Minister
Gordon Brown,
on his
first state visit, the usual joint press conference with
flags.
The president was "too tired" to grant the leader of
America 's
closest
ally a proper welcome, his aides told British journalists.
Mr. Obama followed this up with cheesy gifts for Mr. Brown and
the
Queen.
Columnist Ian Martin described his behavior as
"rudeness
personified."
There was more rudeness in store for Mr. Brown at the opening
session of
the United Nations in September. "The prime
minister was forced to
dash
through the kitchens of the UN in New York to secure five
minutes
of face
time with President Obama after five requests for a sit down
meeting were
rejected by the White House," said London Telegraph
columnist David
Hughes. Mr. Obama's "churlishness is
unforgivable," Mr. Hughes
said.
The administration went beyond snubs and slights last week
when
Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton endorsed the demand of Argentine
President
Cristina Kirchner, a Hugo Chavez ally, for mediation of
Argentina's
specious claim to the Falkland Islands, a British
dependency since
1833.
The people who live in the Falklands, who speak English, want
nothing to
do with Argentina. When, in 1982, an earlier Argentine
dictatorship
tried to seize the Falklands by force, the British -- with
strong
support
from President Ronald Reagan -- expelled them.
"It is truly shocking that Barack Obama has decided to
disregard our
shared history," wrote Telegraph columnist Toby Young.
"Does Britain
's
friendship really mean so little to him?" One could
ask, does the
friendship of anyone in the entire world mean anything to him?
"I recently asked several senior administration
officials,
separately,
to name a foreign leader with whom Barack Obama has forged a
strong
personal relationship during his first year in office,"
wrote
Jackson
Diehl, deputy editorial page editor of the Washington Post, on
Monday. "A
lot of hemming and hawing ensued." One official named
French
President
Nicolas Sarkozy, but his contempt for Mr. Obama is an open secret.
Another named German Chancellor Angela Merkel. But, said Mr.
Diehl,
"Merkel too has been conspicuously cool toward Obama."
Mr. Obama certainly doesn't care about the Poles and Czechs, whom
he
has
betrayed on missile defense. Honduras and Israel
also can attest
that
he's been an unreliable ally and an unfaithful
friend. Ironically,
our
relations with both Israel and the Palestinian
Authority have
never been
worse. Russia has offered nothing in exchange for Mr. Obama's
abandonment of missile defense. Russia and China won't
support
serious
sanctions on Iran. Syria 's support for terrorism has
not
diminished
despite efforts to normalize diplomatic relations. The
reclusive
military dictatorship that runs Burma has responded to our
efforts
at
"engagement" by deepening its ties to North
Korea.
And the Chinese make little effort to disguise their contempt for
him.
For the first time in a long time, the President of the United
States is
actually distrusted by its allies and not in the least feared by
its
adversaries. Nor is Mr. Obama now respected by the majority
of
Americans. Understandably focused on the dismal economy and
Mr.
Obama's
relentless efforts to nationalize and socialize health care,
Americans
apparently have yet to notice his dismal performance and
lack of
respect
in the world community. They soon will.
--London Daily Telegraph
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Talullahhound
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3/30/2011 9:23:12 PM
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Okay, so one Brit doesn't like Obama. Why should we kiss the butts of the Brits? They certainly don't kiss ours. Anyone who has ever endured a negotiation with the Brit government would know how churlish and pedantic the Brits are. They demand everything and give very little. We've done a lot more for the Brits than they have ever done for us.
Brown is an idiot and not well liked in his own country.
And BTW, I just read that the Queen is enjoying listening to her show tunes.
And last I checked, every President redecorates to his own taste. So why should Obama be required to keep a bust of Churchill? Would the Brits prefer that it go in a musty warehouse where all the other "gifts" go?
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