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2011-06-10 Caribbean-Latin America
Obama administration sides with Argentina on the Falklands
Tell us again how this is the most brilliant president we've ever had.
President Obama was effusive in his praise for the Special Relationship when he visited London recently, but his administration continues to slap Britain in the face over the highly sensitive Falklands issue. Washington signed on to a "draft declaration on the question of the Malvinas Islands" passed by unanimous consent by the General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) at its meeting in San Salvador yesterday, an issue which had been heavily pushed by Argentina. In doing so, the United States sided not only with Buenos Aires, but also with a number of anti-American regimes including Hugo Chavez's Venezuela and Daniel Ortega's Nicaragua.

The declaration calls for Argentina and Great Britain to enter into negotiations over the sovereignty of the Falklands, a position which London has long viewed as completely unacceptable. It also comes in the wake of increasing aggression by the Kirchner regime in the past 18 months, including threats to blockade British shipping in the South Atlantic.

It is hugely disappointing that the Obama administration has chosen once again to side not only with the increasingly authoritarian regime in Argentina, but also with an array of despots in Latin America against British interests. Mrs Clinton should be reminded that 255 brave British servicemen laid down their lives in 1982 for the freedom of the Falkland Islanders, who are overwhelmingly British, following the brutal Argentine invasion.

The sovereignty of the Islands is not a matter for negotiation, and Britain will never give in to threats from Argentina or its tyrannical allies in places such as Venezuela. The White House recently declared that Britain remains America's most important ally. Now it should live up to its words by supporting Washington's closest friend and partner on matters of vital British interest, including the future of British subjects living in the South Atlantic, whose only wish is to remain free under the protection of the Union Jack.

As Margaret Thatcher famously reminded the world, in an address to the House of Commons after the Argentine invasion in April 1982, the Falklands are, and always will remain British.
Posted by Steve White 2011-06-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ]  Top

#1 I'm pretty sure the usual suspects at State didn't have to be dragged into this position. The policy offices at State make themselves good places to look at when the real budget cuts start to be implemented.
Posted by Procopius2k 2011-06-10 06:11||   2011-06-10 06:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Really Bambi. You do know how to piss off your closest friends and look weak to your enemies, don't ya?
Posted by DarthVader 2011-06-10 08:45||   2011-06-10 08:45|| Front Page Top

#3 The O administration weighs the values of each nation's government and after careful analysis, always sides with the dictatorial one.

In the end, our previous allies are pi$$ed off at the US and our enemies see the US as dithering and weak.

This action is either naive and stupid, or done by design. Or some of both. You be the judge.
Posted by Alaska Paul 2011-06-10 11:44||   2011-06-10 11:44|| Front Page Top

#4 I suppose the fact that the Faulkland Islanders are British Subjects and don't want to be Argentinian is irrelevant to The Once.
Posted by Deacon Blues 2011-06-10 12:29||   2011-06-10 12:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Consider our very strategic base on Diego Garcia. This is leased from the UK with renewal coming up in 2016. Renewal requires UK agreement.
Posted by KBK 2011-06-10 13:12||   2011-06-10 13:12|| Front Page Top

#6 What does he care, KBK? According to Sen. Franken, he's not going to be president in 2016.
Posted by Mitch H.  2011-06-10 13:29|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/  2011-06-10 13:29|| Front Page Top

#7 If O'Bumble keeps this sh$$ up, he may find an SAS team in his bedroom some morning, much like Osama found SEALS in his. Does this man have ANY morals or common sense? He needs to be hounded out of office tomorrow, along with Biden, Hitlery, and his many, many MANY Leftist "Czars" and camp followers. He's an utter disaster for the US and the Free World.
Posted by Old Patriot 2011-06-10 14:11||   2011-06-10 14:11|| Front Page Top

#8 Old Patriot, unfortunately he is the product of 70 years of leftist rot. There is still a good percentage of our nation that supports this clown because they simply have been trained to think that war is peace, love is hate and slavery is freedom.

He is exactly what the rest of the world needs to see what a disaster the liberal-socialist groupthink is. I only hope there are enough freedom loving people left to stop this slide into insanity and slavery.
Posted by DarthVader 2011-06-10 14:15||   2011-06-10 14:15|| Front Page Top

#9 What decision has this man made that is correct? NONE.
Posted by newc 2011-06-10 14:24||   2011-06-10 14:24|| Front Page Top

#10 Well; now the bounder has gone too far. I shall have to have a word with him.
Posted by peter carroll  2011-06-10 15:23||   2011-06-10 15:23|| Front Page Top

#11 Shouldn't have made fun of him over the queen toast---he's very sensitive.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-06-10 15:39||   2011-06-10 15:39|| Front Page Top

#12 You know that picture (from Stargate-0SG1) and the character (Apophis) characterizes Obama exactly:

Arrogant

Demanding

Thinks everyone should view them as a 'god' - incapable in making a mistake.

Has a lot of followers (in life and the MSM) who actually think of him as a 'god'.

Sometimes appears to really think of himself as a god.
Posted by CrazyFool 2011-06-10 15:47||   2011-06-10 15:47|| Front Page Top

#13 Looks a bit like him, too.
Posted by kelly 2011-06-10 15:51||   2011-06-10 15:51|| Front Page Top

#14 On the other hand, our allies should be delighted to see him go and might even recognize a conservative cowboy might not be so bad.

[insert the picture of a Dreamcicle here]
Posted by Bobby 2011-06-10 16:48||   2011-06-10 16:48|| Front Page Top

#15 And finally the mind control device would explain a lot about the last four years or so. "You are feeling hopier and changier...."
Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-06-10 16:53||   2011-06-10 16:53|| Front Page Top

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Posted by trojan 3341 2011-06-10 19:13||   2011-06-10 19:13|| Front Page Top

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