Obama's Foreign Policy ????

[Jackson]

Obama’s Sarkozy remark offends French

Obama's Sarkozy remark offends French - Washington Times


Obama Insults Poland Again

Obama Insults Poland with Ignorant 'Polish Death Camp' Remark

Barack Obama’s top ten insults against Britain – 2012 edition

Barack Obama

Barack Obama’s Top Ten Insults Against Israel

Barack Obama

OBAMA INSULTS EVERY COUNTRY WITH THE SAME LIE

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4D8iPULq8w]OBAMA INSULTS EVERY COUNTRY WITH THE SAME LIE - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Jackson]

Isn't our leader supposed to be our Chief Diplomat when visiting our leaders in other countries? Has his lack of leadership skills alientated our friends abroad? I definitely think so!

 

[theDoctorisIn]

I take any claims of "insults" with a grain of salt, seeing as they're coming from Americans who dislike Obama, rather than those countries he's supposedly "insulted".

 

[BDBoop]

Yeah, that's why I hadn't posted. I have friends around the globe, I've yet to hear any bitching.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

This is the same as Christians who call Obama an "anti-Semite", and all Jews who support him (60-70%) as "morons", or "self hating Jews".

Assuming responsibility for "outrage" against a third party can only go so far.

 

[Colin]

I take any claims of "insults" with a grain of salt, seeing as they're coming from Americans who dislike Obama, rather than those countries he's supposedly "insulted".

Let me assure you, there is no love lost for Obama in Britain. Most Brits are well aware of his contempt for us and the feeling is largely mutual. In my view the greatest insults to the British are his support for the Argentinians over the Falklands issue and the fact that he regards France as America's closest ally. Tell me again how many men the French sent to Iraq and Afghanistan! There are others and I think Jackson has linked to them in his post.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

I take any claims of "insults" with a grain of salt, seeing as they're coming from Americans who dislike Obama, rather than those countries he's supposedly "insulted".

Let me assure you, there is no love lost for Obama in Britain. Most Brits are well aware of his contempt for us and the feeling is largely mutual. In my view the greatest insults to the British are his support for the Argentinians over the Falklands issue and the fact that he regards France as America's closest ally. Tell me again how many men the French sent to Iraq and Afghanistan! There are others and I think Jackson has linked to them in his post.

On what basis do you claim to speak for "most Brits"?

The links in Jackson's post come from the Moonie Times, and the Heritage Foundation. They don't speak for "most Brits" either.

 

[Pho_King]

What part of obama's foreign policy do his many bows fall under?

 

[Jackson]

This is no way for a Leader of the US to act.

1. Poles and Polish-Americans expressed outrage today at President Obama’s reference earlier to “a Polish death camp” — as opposed to a Nazi death camp in German-occupied Poland.

“The White House will apologize for this outrageous error,” Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski tweeted. Sikorski said that Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk “will make a statement in the morning. It’s a pity that this important ceremony was upstaged by ignorance and incompetence.”

The president had been trying to honor a famous Pole, awarding a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jan Karski, a resistance fighter who sneaked behind enemy lines to bear witness to the atrocities being committed against Jews. President Obama referred to him being smuggled “into the Warsaw ghetto and a Polish death camp to see for himself.”


2. “The U.S. President’s picnic on the ‘physical’ of his French counterpart is only the latest episode of reports [which are] rather cool at best, at worst frankly tense,” said L’Observateur newspaper, which called the two leaders “the best enemies.”

Another French publication said Mr. Obama had chosen to compliment Mr. Sarkozy “in a way unique to say the least, before the cameras around the world.”
The French celebrity website Staragora said Mr. Obama’s comment was “risky” and “not very cool, for the French president [was] humiliated in public.”

3. In February 2011, The Daily Telegraph broke a major story with damaging implications for the Special Relationship, revealing that Washington “secretly agreed to give the Russians sensitive information on Britain’s nuclear deterrent to persuade them to sign a key treaty.” According to The Telegraph report:

Information about every Trident missile the US supplies to Britain will be given to Russia as part of an arms control deal signed by President Barack Obama next week. Defence analysts claim the agreement risks undermining Britain’s policy of refusing to confirm the exact size of its nuclear arsenal.

A series of classified messages sent to Washington by US negotiators show how information on Britain’s nuclear capability was crucial to securing Russia’s support for the “New START” deal. Although the treaty was not supposed to have any impact on Britain, the leaked cables show that Russia used the talks to demand more information about the UK’s Trident missiles, which are manufactured and maintained in the US.
Washington lobbied London in 2009 for permission to supply Moscow with detailed data about the performance of UK missiles. The UK refused, but the US agreed to hand over the serial numbers of Trident missiles it transfers to Britain.

4. Most insultingly, the Obama administration has sought to intervene in British policy towards the European project. The US Ambassador to London, Louis Susman, has warned Britain that “all key issues must run through Europe.” According to a report by The Parliament.com, in a private meeting with British MEPs at an event in the European Parliament in January 2011, Susman called for a stronger British commitment to the EU, emphatically warning against British withdrawal:

I want to stress that the UK needs to remain in the EU. The US does not want to see Britain’s role in the EU diminished in any way. The message I want to convey today is that we want to see a stronger EU, but also a stronger British participation within the EU. This is crucial if, together, we are going to meet all the global challenges facing us, including climate change and security.


5. The Obama administration’s relentless campaign against Britain’s largest company in the wake of Gulf oil spill was one of the most damaging episodes in US-UK relations in recent years, with 64 percent of Britons agreeing at the time that the president’s handling of the issue had harmed the partnership between the two countries according to a YouGov poll.

The White House’s aggressive trashing of BP, including a threat to put a “boot on the throat” of the oil giant, helped wipe out about half its share value, directly impacting the pensions of 18 million Britons. This led to a furious backlash in the British press, with even London mayor and long-time Obama admirer Boris Johnson demanding an end to “anti-British rhetoric, buck-passing and name-calling”.

6. Quinnipiac University which showed that US voters disapproved of the president’s Israel policy by a margin of 44 to 35 percent. According to the poll, “American voters say 57 – 13 percent that their sympathies lie with Israel and say 66 – 19 percent that the president of the United States should be a strong supporter of Israel.”

7. In March, the Israeli Prime Minister was humiliated by Barack Obama when he visited Washington. As The Telegraph reported, “Benjamin Netanyahu was left to stew in a White House meeting room for over an hour after President Barack Obama abruptly walked out of tense talks to have supper with his family”, after being presented with a list of 13 demands.
This is no way to treat America’s closest ally in the Middle East, and a true friend of the United States.

I very much doubt that even third world tyrants would be received in such a rude fashion by the president. In fact, they would probably be warmly welcomed by the Obama White House as part of its “engagement” strategy, while the leaders of Britain and Israel are frequently met with arrogant disdain.


8. In his Cairo speech to the Muslim world, President Obama condemned Holocaust denial in the Middle East, but compared the murder of six million Jews during World War Two to the “occupation” of the Palestinian territories, in a disturbing example of moral equivalence:


"On the other hand, it is also undeniable that the Palestinian people – Muslims and Christians – have suffered in pursuit of a homeland. For more than sixty years they have endured the pain of dislocation. Many wait in refugee camps in the West Bank, Gaza, and neighboring lands for a life of peace and security that they have never been able to lead. They endure the daily humiliations – large and small – that come with occupation. So let there be no doubt: the situation for the Palestinian people is intolerable. America will not turn our backs on the legitimate Palestinian aspiration for dignity, opportunity, and a state of their own.”


9. In his appalling speech to the UN General Assembly last September, President Obama dedicated five paragraphs to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, without once referring directly to Palestinian terrorism by name, but declaring to loud applause “America does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements.” He also lambasted the Israeli “occupation”, and drew a connection between rocket attacks on Israeli civilians with living conditions in Gaza. The speech served as a ghastly PR exercise aimed at appeasing anti-Israel sentiment in the Middle East, while bashing the Israelis over the head.

Do we have any REAL Allies left?

 

[PoliticalChic]

This is no way for a Leader of the US to act.

1. Poles and Polish-Americans expressed outrage today at President Obama’s reference earlier to “a Polish death camp” — as opposed to a Nazi death camp in German-occupied Poland.

“The White House will apologize for this outrageous error,” Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski tweeted. Sikorski said that Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk “will make a statement in the morning. It’s a pity that this important ceremony was upstaged by ignorance and incompetence.”

The president had been trying to honor a famous Pole, awarding a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jan Karski, a resistance fighter who sneaked behind enemy lines to bear witness to the atrocities being committed against Jews. President Obama referred to him being smuggled “into the Warsaw ghetto and a Polish death camp to see for himself.”


2. “The U.S. President’s picnic on the ‘physical’ of his French counterpart is only the latest episode of reports [which are] rather cool at best, at worst frankly tense,” said L’Observateur newspaper, which called the two leaders “the best enemies.”

Another French publication said Mr. Obama had chosen to compliment Mr. Sarkozy “in a way unique to say the least, before the cameras around the world.”
The French celebrity website Staragora said Mr. Obama’s comment was “risky” and “not very cool, for the French president [was] humiliated in public.”

3. In February 2011, The Daily Telegraph broke a major story with damaging implications for the Special Relationship, revealing that Washington “secretly agreed to give the Russians sensitive information on Britain’s nuclear deterrent to persuade them to sign a key treaty.” According to The Telegraph report:

Information about every Trident missile the US supplies to Britain will be given to Russia as part of an arms control deal signed by President Barack Obama next week. Defence analysts claim the agreement risks undermining Britain’s policy of refusing to confirm the exact size of its nuclear arsenal.

A series of classified messages sent to Washington by US negotiators show how information on Britain’s nuclear capability was crucial to securing Russia’s support for the “New START” deal. Although the treaty was not supposed to have any impact on Britain, the leaked cables show that Russia used the talks to demand more information about the UK’s Trident missiles, which are manufactured and maintained in the US.
Washington lobbied London in 2009 for permission to supply Moscow with detailed data about the performance of UK missiles. The UK refused, but the US agreed to hand over the serial numbers of Trident missiles it transfers to Britain.

4. Most insultingly, the Obama administration has sought to intervene in British policy towards the European project. The US Ambassador to London, Louis Susman, has warned Britain that “all key issues must run through Europe.” According to a report by The Parliament.com, in a private meeting with British MEPs at an event in the European Parliament in January 2011, Susman called for a stronger British commitment to the EU, emphatically warning against British withdrawal:

I want to stress that the UK needs to remain in the EU. The US does not want to see Britain’s role in the EU diminished in any way. The message I want to convey today is that we want to see a stronger EU, but also a stronger British participation within the EU. This is crucial if, together, we are going to meet all the global challenges facing us, including climate change and security.


5. The Obama administration’s relentless campaign against Britain’s largest company in the wake of Gulf oil spill was one of the most damaging episodes in US-UK relations in recent years, with 64 percent of Britons agreeing at the time that the president’s handling of the issue had harmed the partnership between the two countries according to a YouGov poll.

The White House’s aggressive trashing of BP, including a threat to put a “boot on the throat” of the oil giant, helped wipe out about half its share value, directly impacting the pensions of 18 million Britons. This led to a furious backlash in the British press, with even London mayor and long-time Obama admirer Boris Johnson demanding an end to “anti-British rhetoric, buck-passing and name-calling”.

6. Quinnipiac University which showed that US voters disapproved of the president’s Israel policy by a margin of 44 to 35 percent. According to the poll, “American voters say 57 – 13 percent that their sympathies lie with Israel and say 66 – 19 percent that the president of the United States should be a strong supporter of Israel.”

7. In March, the Israeli Prime Minister was humiliated by Barack Obama when he visited Washington. As The Telegraph reported, “Benjamin Netanyahu was left to stew in a White House meeting room for over an hour after President Barack Obama abruptly walked out of tense talks to have supper with his family”, after being presented with a list of 13 demands.
This is no way to treat America’s closest ally in the Middle East, and a true friend of the United States.

I very much doubt that even third world tyrants would be received in such a rude fashion by the president. In fact, they would probably be warmly welcomed by the Obama White House as part of its “engagement” strategy, while the leaders of Britain and Israel are frequently met with arrogant disdain.


8. In his Cairo speech to the Muslim world, President Obama condemned Holocaust denial in the Middle East, but compared the murder of six million Jews during World War Two to the “occupation” of the Palestinian territories, in a disturbing example of moral equivalence:


"On the other hand, it is also undeniable that the Palestinian people – Muslims and Christians – have suffered in pursuit of a homeland. For more than sixty years they have endured the pain of dislocation. Many wait in refugee camps in the West Bank, Gaza, and neighboring lands for a life of peace and security that they have never been able to lead. They endure the daily humiliations – large and small – that come with occupation. So let there be no doubt: the situation for the Palestinian people is intolerable. America will not turn our backs on the legitimate Palestinian aspiration for dignity, opportunity, and a state of their own.”


9. In his appalling speech to the UN General Assembly last September, President Obama dedicated five paragraphs to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, without once referring directly to Palestinian terrorism by name, but declaring to loud applause “America does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements.” He also lambasted the Israeli “occupation”, and drew a connection between rocket attacks on Israeli civilians with living conditions in Gaza. The speech served as a ghastly PR exercise aimed at appeasing anti-Israel sentiment in the Middle East, while bashing the Israelis over the head.

Do we have any REAL Allies left?

Jackson....do you realize that as of December this guy will be relegated to trivia questions?

 

[Jackson]

I take any claims of "insults" with a grain of salt, seeing as they're coming from Americans who dislike Obama, rather than those countries he's supposedly "insulted".

Let me assure you, there is no love lost for Obama in Britain. Most Brits are well aware of his contempt for us and the feeling is largely mutual. In my view the greatest insults to the British are his support for the Argentinians over the Falklands issue and the fact that he regards France as America's closest ally. Tell me again how many men the French sent to Iraq and Afghanistan! There are others and I think Jackson has linked to them in his post.

On what basis do you claim to speak for "most Brits"?

The links in Jackson's post come from the Moonie Times, and the Heritage Foundation. They don't speak for "most Brits" either.

Are you going to say these insults didn't happen? Or just forget them?

 

[PoliticalChic]

This is no way for a Leader of the US to act.

1. Poles and Polish-Americans expressed outrage today at President Obama’s reference earlier to “a Polish death camp” — as opposed to a Nazi death camp in German-occupied Poland.

“The White House will apologize for this outrageous error,” Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski tweeted. Sikorski said that Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk “will make a statement in the morning. It’s a pity that this important ceremony was upstaged by ignorance and incompetence.”

The president had been trying to honor a famous Pole, awarding a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jan Karski, a resistance fighter who sneaked behind enemy lines to bear witness to the atrocities being committed against Jews. President Obama referred to him being smuggled “into the Warsaw ghetto and a Polish death camp to see for himself.”


2. “The U.S. President’s picnic on the ‘physical’ of his French counterpart is only the latest episode of reports [which are] rather cool at best, at worst frankly tense,” said L’Observateur newspaper, which called the two leaders “the best enemies.”

Another French publication said Mr. Obama had chosen to compliment Mr. Sarkozy “in a way unique to say the least, before the cameras around the world.”
The French celebrity website Staragora said Mr. Obama’s comment was “risky” and “not very cool, for the French president [was] humiliated in public.”

3. In February 2011, The Daily Telegraph broke a major story with damaging implications for the Special Relationship, revealing that Washington “secretly agreed to give the Russians sensitive information on Britain’s nuclear deterrent to persuade them to sign a key treaty.” According to The Telegraph report:

Information about every Trident missile the US supplies to Britain will be given to Russia as part of an arms control deal signed by President Barack Obama next week. Defence analysts claim the agreement risks undermining Britain’s policy of refusing to confirm the exact size of its nuclear arsenal.

A series of classified messages sent to Washington by US negotiators show how information on Britain’s nuclear capability was crucial to securing Russia’s support for the “New START” deal. Although the treaty was not supposed to have any impact on Britain, the leaked cables show that Russia used the talks to demand more information about the UK’s Trident missiles, which are manufactured and maintained in the US.
Washington lobbied London in 2009 for permission to supply Moscow with detailed data about the performance of UK missiles. The UK refused, but the US agreed to hand over the serial numbers of Trident missiles it transfers to Britain.

4. Most insultingly, the Obama administration has sought to intervene in British policy towards the European project. The US Ambassador to London, Louis Susman, has warned Britain that “all key issues must run through Europe.” According to a report by The Parliament.com, in a private meeting with British MEPs at an event in the European Parliament in January 2011, Susman called for a stronger British commitment to the EU, emphatically warning against British withdrawal:

I want to stress that the UK needs to remain in the EU. The US does not want to see Britain’s role in the EU diminished in any way. The message I want to convey today is that we want to see a stronger EU, but also a stronger British participation within the EU. This is crucial if, together, we are going to meet all the global challenges facing us, including climate change and security.


5. The Obama administration’s relentless campaign against Britain’s largest company in the wake of Gulf oil spill was one of the most damaging episodes in US-UK relations in recent years, with 64 percent of Britons agreeing at the time that the president’s handling of the issue had harmed the partnership between the two countries according to a YouGov poll.

The White House’s aggressive trashing of BP, including a threat to put a “boot on the throat” of the oil giant, helped wipe out about half its share value, directly impacting the pensions of 18 million Britons. This led to a furious backlash in the British press, with even London mayor and long-time Obama admirer Boris Johnson demanding an end to “anti-British rhetoric, buck-passing and name-calling”.

6. Quinnipiac University which showed that US voters disapproved of the president’s Israel policy by a margin of 44 to 35 percent. According to the poll, “American voters say 57 – 13 percent that their sympathies lie with Israel and say 66 – 19 percent that the president of the United States should be a strong supporter of Israel.”

7. In March, the Israeli Prime Minister was humiliated by Barack Obama when he visited Washington. As The Telegraph reported, “Benjamin Netanyahu was left to stew in a White House meeting room for over an hour after President Barack Obama abruptly walked out of tense talks to have supper with his family”, after being presented with a list of 13 demands.
This is no way to treat America’s closest ally in the Middle East, and a true friend of the United States.

I very much doubt that even third world tyrants would be received in such a rude fashion by the president. In fact, they would probably be warmly welcomed by the Obama White House as part of its “engagement” strategy, while the leaders of Britain and Israel are frequently met with arrogant disdain.


8. In his Cairo speech to the Muslim world, President Obama condemned Holocaust denial in the Middle East, but compared the murder of six million Jews during World War Two to the “occupation” of the Palestinian territories, in a disturbing example of moral equivalence:


"On the other hand, it is also undeniable that the Palestinian people – Muslims and Christians – have suffered in pursuit of a homeland. For more than sixty years they have endured the pain of dislocation. Many wait in refugee camps in the West Bank, Gaza, and neighboring lands for a life of peace and security that they have never been able to lead. They endure the daily humiliations – large and small – that come with occupation. So let there be no doubt: the situation for the Palestinian people is intolerable. America will not turn our backs on the legitimate Palestinian aspiration for dignity, opportunity, and a state of their own.”


9. In his appalling speech to the UN General Assembly last September, President Obama dedicated five paragraphs to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, without once referring directly to Palestinian terrorism by name, but declaring to loud applause “America does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements.” He also lambasted the Israeli “occupation”, and drew a connection between rocket attacks on Israeli civilians with living conditions in Gaza. The speech served as a ghastly PR exercise aimed at appeasing anti-Israel sentiment in the Middle East, while bashing the Israelis over the head.

Do we have any REAL Allies left?

Sure we do......


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsFR8DbSRQE]Obama open mic slip: 'After my election I have more flexibility' - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Colin]

I take any claims of "insults" with a grain of salt, seeing as they're coming from Americans who dislike Obama, rather than those countries he's supposedly "insulted".

Let me assure you, there is no love lost for Obama in Britain. Most Brits are well aware of his contempt for us and the feeling is largely mutual. In my view the greatest insults to the British are his support for the Argentinians over the Falklands issue and the fact that he regards France as America's closest ally. Tell me again how many men the French sent to Iraq and Afghanistan! There are others and I think Jackson has linked to them in his post.

On what basis do you claim to speak for "most Brits"?

The links in Jackson's post come from the Moonie Times, and the Heritage Foundation. They don't speak for "most Brits" either.

I don't care where his links come from. The British media speaks for us. It's a well known fact that the Obama administration supports the Argentinian position for negotiations, a situation that he knows is completely unacceptable to Britain and, indeed, the Falkland Islanders themselves. Heres what Nile Gardiner of the Telegraph had to say under the headline, "The Obama Administration knifes Britain yet again over the Falklands."

In his talks with President Obama in March, David Cameron reportedly gained assurances from the White House that Washington would stop pressing for negotiations between London and Buenos Aires over the sovereignty of the Falklands. If such an assurance was given, it was surely worthless. As Mercosur Press (South Atlantic News Agency) has just reported, the State Department is once again calling for UK-Argentina negotiations, ahead of next week’s Organisation of American States summit in Bolivia:

Barack Obama recently declared himself to be “neutral” on the Falklands, which is bad enough. But he is more than just “neutral”. His administration is actively siding with Argentina’s calls for a negotiated settlement. This is a position that Britain views as completely unacceptable, and with good reason. Over 95 percent of the inhabitants of the Falklands are British, and wish to remain under the protection of the British Crown. They have no desire to live under the boot of Argentina, and it is a clear-cut case of self-determination. The idea that the British should sit down with the Argentines to negotiate the future of the Falkland Islands is simply preposterous."

The Obama Administration knifes Britain yet again over the Falklands – Telegraph Blogs

As for his statement that France was Americas closest ally, here's an example from the British media:

Barack Obama has declared that France is America’s greatest ally, undermining Britain’s Special Relationship with the U.S.

The President risked offending British troops in Afghanistan by saying that French president Nicolas Sarkozy is a ‘stronger friend’ than David Cameron.

The remarks, during a White House appearance with Mr Sarkozy, will reinforce the widely-held view in British diplomatic circles that Mr Obama has less interest in the Special Relationship than any other

Barack Obama declares France biggest ally in blow to Special Relationship with Britain | Mail Online

Oh and being a Brit, I think, with all due respect, that I'm better positioned to gauge the general tenor of opinion doing the rounds over here.

 

[Moonglow]

“I want to make mention that this is our first meeting since the arrival of the newest Sarkozy, and so I want to congratulate Nicolas and Carla on the birth of Giulia,” Mr. Obama told reporters shortly after his arrival at the G-20, with Mr. Sarkozy at his side. “And I informed Nicolas on the way in that I am confident that Giulia inherited her mother’s looks rather than her father’s, which I think is an excellent thing.”

Ahh vanity

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Let me assure you, there is no love lost for Obama in Britain. Most Brits are well aware of his contempt for us and the feeling is largely mutual. In my view the greatest insults to the British are his support for the Argentinians over the Falklands issue and the fact that he regards France as America's closest ally. Tell me again how many men the French sent to Iraq and Afghanistan! There are others and I think Jackson has linked to them in his post.

On what basis do you claim to speak for "most Brits"?

The links in Jackson's post come from the Moonie Times, and the Heritage Foundation. They don't speak for "most Brits" either.

I don't care where his links come from. The British media speaks for us. It's a well known fact that the Obama administration supports the Argentinian position for negotiations, a situation that he knows is completely unacceptable to Britain and, indeed, the Falkland Islanders themselves. Heres what Nile Gardiner of the Telegraph had to say under the headline, "The Obama Administration knifes Britain yet again over the Falklands."

You mean Nile Gardiner of the Heritage Foundation, right?

In his talks with President Obama in March, David Cameron reportedly gained assurances from the White House that Washington would stop pressing for negotiations between London and Buenos Aires over the sovereignty of the Falklands. If such an assurance was given, it was surely worthless. As Mercosur Press (South Atlantic News Agency) has just reported, the State Department is once again calling for UK-Argentina negotiations, ahead of next week’s Organisation of American States summit in Bolivia:

Barack Obama recently declared himself to be “neutral” on the Falklands, which is bad enough. But he is more than just “neutral”. His administration is actively siding with Argentina’s calls for a negotiated settlement. This is a position that Britain views as completely unacceptable, and with good reason. Over 95 percent of the inhabitants of the Falklands are British, and wish to remain under the protection of the British Crown. They have no desire to live under the boot of Argentina, and it is a clear-cut case of self-determination. The idea that the British should sit down with the Argentines to negotiate the future of the Falkland Islands is simply preposterous."

The Obama Administration knifes Britain yet again over the Falklands – Telegraph Blogs

As for his statement that France was Americas closest ally, here's an example from the British media:

Barack Obama has declared that France is America’s greatest ally, undermining Britain’s Special Relationship with the U.S.

The President risked offending British troops in Afghanistan by saying that French president Nicolas Sarkozy is a ‘stronger friend’ than David Cameron.

The remarks, during a White House appearance with Mr Sarkozy, will reinforce the widely-held view in British diplomatic circles that Mr Obama has less interest in the Special Relationship than any other

Barack Obama declares France biggest ally in blow to Special Relationship with Britain | Mail Online

Oh and being a Brit, I think, with all due respect, that I'm better positioned to gauge the general tenor of opinion doing the rounds over here.

[/quote]

I'm sure you are better positioned to gauge the general tenor - but that doesn't mean I'm going to take your word for it.

 

[Moonglow]

Let me assure you, there is no love lost for Obama in Britain. Most Brits are well aware of his contempt for us and the feeling is largely mutual. In my view the greatest insults to the British are his support for the Argentinians over the Falklands issue and the fact that he regards France as America's closest ally. Tell me again how many men the French sent to Iraq and Afghanistan! There are others and I think Jackson has linked to them in his post.

On what basis do you claim to speak for "most Brits"?

The links in Jackson's post come from the Moonie Times, and the Heritage Foundation. They don't speak for "most Brits" either.

I don't care where his links come from. The British media speaks for us. It's a well known fact that the Obama administration supports the Argentinian position for negotiations, a situation that he knows is completely unacceptable to Britain and, indeed, the Falkland Islanders themselves. Heres what Nile Gardiner of the Telegraph had to say under the headline, "The Obama Administration knifes Britain yet again over the Falklands."

In his talks with President Obama in March, David Cameron reportedly gained assurances from the White House that Washington would stop pressing for negotiations between London and Buenos Aires over the sovereignty of the Falklands. If such an assurance was given, it was surely worthless. As Mercosur Press (South Atlantic News Agency) has just reported, the State Department is once again calling for UK-Argentina negotiations, ahead of next week’s Organisation of American States summit in Bolivia:

Barack Obama recently declared himself to be “neutral” on the Falklands, which is bad enough. But he is more than just “neutral”. His administration is actively siding with Argentina’s calls for a negotiated settlement. This is a position that Britain views as completely unacceptable, and with good reason. Over 95 percent of the inhabitants of the Falklands are British, and wish to remain under the protection of the British Crown. They have no desire to live under the boot of Argentina, and it is a clear-cut case of self-determination. The idea that the British should sit down with the Argentines to negotiate the future of the Falkland Islands is simply preposterous."

The Obama Administration knifes Britain yet again over the Falklands – Telegraph Blogs

As for his statement that France was Americas closest ally, here's an example from the British media:

Barack Obama has declared that France is America’s greatest ally, undermining Britain’s Special Relationship with the U.S.

The President risked offending British troops in Afghanistan by saying that French president Nicolas Sarkozy is a ‘stronger friend’ than David Cameron.

The remarks, during a White House appearance with Mr Sarkozy, will reinforce the widely-held view in British diplomatic circles that Mr Obama has less interest in the Special Relationship than any other

Barack Obama declares France biggest ally in blow to Special Relationship with Britain | Mail Online

Oh and being a Brit, I think, with all due respect, that I'm better positioned to gauge the general tenor of opinion doing the rounds over here.

Yes that special relationship where US and British militaries conquer and kill in the name of corporatism. I mean the Brits have a special need to make money after the dust clears.

 

[WillowTree]

I take any claims of "insults" with a grain of salt, seeing as they're coming from Americans who dislike Obama, rather than those countries he's supposedly "insulted".

Let me assure you, there is no love lost for Obama in Britain. Most Brits are well aware of his contempt for us and the feeling is largely mutual. In my view the greatest insults to the British are his support for the Argentinians over the Falklands issue and the fact that he regards France as America's closest ally. Tell me again how many men the French sent to Iraq and Afghanistan! There are others and I think Jackson has linked to them in his post.

Only 99 more days dear Colin. Hang in there.

 

[rdean]

Ehud Barak sings praises of Obama administration

(CNN) – Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Ehud Barak said the Obama White House has been the most supportive administration throughout the two countries' diplomatic relations on matters of Israeli security, in an interview to air Monday on "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer."

Barak -also a former prime minister of Israel - said that though historically administrations from both political parties have supported the Jewish state President Obama's support, security-wise, is unparalleled.

Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Ehud Barak sings praises of Obama administration – CNN

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What does that do to all that right wing bull shit????????????????? Taken out in one "wipe".

 

[Colin]

On what basis do you claim to speak for "most Brits"?

The links in Jackson's post come from the Moonie Times, and the Heritage Foundation. They don't speak for "most Brits" either.

I don't care where his links come from. The British media speaks for us. It's a well known fact that the Obama administration supports the Argentinian position for negotiations, a situation that he knows is completely unacceptable to Britain and, indeed, the Falkland Islanders themselves. Heres what Nile Gardiner of the Telegraph had to say under the headline, "The Obama Administration knifes Britain yet again over the Falklands."

You mean Nile Gardiner of the Heritage Foundation, right?

As for his statement that France was Americas closest ally, here's an example from the British media:

Barack Obama has declared that France is America’s greatest ally, undermining Britain’s Special Relationship with the U.S.

The President risked offending British troops in Afghanistan by saying that French president Nicolas Sarkozy is a ‘stronger friend’ than David Cameron.

The remarks, during a White House appearance with Mr Sarkozy, will reinforce the widely-held view in British diplomatic circles that Mr Obama has less interest in the Special Relationship than any other

Barack Obama declares France biggest ally in blow to Special Relationship with Britain | Mail Online

Oh and being a Brit, I think, with all due respect, that I'm better positioned to gauge the general tenor of opinion doing the rounds over here.

I'm sure you are better positioned to gauge the general tenor - but that doesn't mean I'm going to take your word for it.[/QUOTE]

Why am I not surprised.

 

[Moonglow]

One day you right wingers are Francophiles and even renamed French fries.
The next day you are Franco friendly?
One day Obama is kissing ass and apologizing, the next he is insulting the world.
It just never ends, I know you want a divorce so let's go to the attorney.