So, the Brits and the Argentinians are squabbling about the Falklands again (ah, the days of my youth are revisited!). American policy has long been to support the Brits, or at least, to do nothing that would undermine the Brits. The Argentinians want talks over the Falklands, while the Brits say that there is nothing whatsoever to talk about.
So, what does Secretary of State Clinton do? Why, she supports talks.
December 9, 2009 – 3:53 pm
… well-tended allies, like Britain, India, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Israel take it in the uncomfortable place.
September 29, 2009 – 7:48 am
It may be happening before our eyes:
September 25, 2009 – 12:56 am
I recall when during the 2008 campaign, Team Obama promised us that it would restore America’s relations with the rest of the world. I must have missed the part when then-Senator Obama said “except Britain” in the course of qualifying the promise.
August 18, 2009 – 1:20 pm
We covered this story yesterday.
August 16, 2009 – 12:15 pm
Quite possibly. I can understand the need to ensure party unity on certain issues. I cannot understand the need to crush dissent.
Hillary Clinton apparently did her best impression of what a Bush Administration unilateralist is supposed to be. The irony would be hysterical if the stakes weren’t so high:
By Pejman Yousefzadeh
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Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board
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Also tagged Barack Obama, Bermuda, David Miliband, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Foreign Relations, Hillary Clinton, Obama Administration, Terrorism, Uighurs, Unilateralism
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My colleague, Ben Domenech, has penned an article discussing why–despite the seeming certainty that the Tories will eventually sweep to power in Britain (their recent successes in the council elections, and the successes enjoyed by the center-right in elections for the European Parliament likely help the Tories)–American conservatives should not look to the example set by David Cameron to revive the conservative movement here in the United States:
This week, Great Britain will go to the polls to vote in elections for the European Parliament and local councils, in a vote that is expected to have massive and widespread ramifications, not only for the United Kingdom, but for the Special Relationship. Ted Bromund outlines what Americans should watch.
By Ted Bromund
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Posted in Features, Politics
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Also tagged Britain, Conservative, David Cameron, EU, European Parliament, expense scandal, Gordon Brown, Labour, Ted Bromund, Tory, UK
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I’m sure that at some point in the near future, the Smithsonian will have a whole bunch of news articles and op-eds from the 2008 Presidential campaign that discuss how Barack Obama would usher in a new era of smart, savvy, clever and culturally sensitive diplomacy that would make the United States look good throughout the world.
