If you look over the last 9 years, you'll see that the liberals have come to dislike Great Britain - probably because of their support for George Bush in the War in Iraq. They prefer France, Germany, and Russia - countries that have never provided any significant support for the U.S. This disdain culminated in the past week with the shabby treatment of Great Britain's Prime Minister by the Obama administration.
During the run up to the War in Iraq and throughout the War, liberals have repeatedly said the US lacked the support of "World Opinion" for what we were doing. What they meant was that we lacked the support of France, Germany, Russia, and China. The fact that we had the support of other countries, most notably Great Britain - not just support in words but with troops - was given short shrift. I don't think the liberals in the U.S. have forgiven Great Britain for helping us.
You'll recall John Kerry's references to testing world opinion before acting in the best interests of the U.S. and Sen. Kerry's desire to get the support of France and Germany in particular. You'll recall Presidential Candidate Obama's visit to Berlin during last Summer's campaign hiatus. Yet I never cease to wonder why liberals are more concerned about what France and Germany think - France particularly has never been a strong supporter of the U.S. With Germany, one could point to their participation in NATO, but even that was focused on protecting their own homeland.
The disdain that liberals have for Great Britain manifested itself in the shabby treatment of their Prime Minister by President Obama on the Prime Minister's recent visit. The UK's Daily Telegraph said "President Obama has been rudeness personified towards Britain this week. His handling of the visit of the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, to Washington was appalling." (For more, see the story at: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/iain_martin/blog/2009/03/06/president_barack_obama_dislikes_britain_but_hes_keen_to_meet_the_queen or at: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/03/06/2009-03-06_london_aghast_at_president_obama_over_gi.html)
During the run up to the War in Iraq and throughout the War, liberals have repeatedly said the US lacked the support of "World Opinion" for what we were doing. What they meant was that we lacked the support of France, Germany, Russia, and China. The fact that we had the support of other countries, most notably Great Britain - not just support in words but with troops - was given short shrift. I don't think the liberals in the U.S. have forgiven Great Britain for helping us.
You'll recall John Kerry's references to testing world opinion before acting in the best interests of the U.S. and Sen. Kerry's desire to get the support of France and Germany in particular. You'll recall Presidential Candidate Obama's visit to Berlin during last Summer's campaign hiatus. Yet I never cease to wonder why liberals are more concerned about what France and Germany think - France particularly has never been a strong supporter of the U.S. With Germany, one could point to their participation in NATO, but even that was focused on protecting their own homeland.
The disdain that liberals have for Great Britain manifested itself in the shabby treatment of their Prime Minister by President Obama on the Prime Minister's recent visit. The UK's Daily Telegraph said "President Obama has been rudeness personified towards Britain this week. His handling of the visit of the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, to Washington was appalling." (For more, see the story at: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/iain_martin/blog/2009/03/06/president_barack_obama_dislikes_britain_but_hes_keen_to_meet_the_queen or at: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/03/06/2009-03-06_london_aghast_at_president_obama_over_gi.html)
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