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pajamasmedia.com - 3/5/2009
“SMART DIPLOMACY?” President Barack Obama just plain rude to Britain. Don’t call us in future. I…
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“SMART DIPLOMACY?” President Barack Obama just plain rude to Britain. Don’t call us in future. I thought our allies were going to like us more once Obama replaced Bush. Plus this: “Whatever might be said about Bush era diplomacy, Dubya never sold our allies down the ...
President Barack Obama just plain rude to Britain. Don't call us in future. :: Iain Martin
blogs.telegraph.co.uk - 3/4/2009
President Barack Obama just plain rude to Britain. Don't call us in future. :: Iain Martin
— blogs.telegraph.co.uk — Why couldn't President Obama have put on more of a show for his British guests? He looked... like he simply couldn't be bothered. Gordon Brown and Barack Obama Gordon Brown and Barack Obama in the Oval Office (Photo: AP) Number 10 may be content that ... (more) President Barack Obama just plain rude to Britain. Don't ...

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pajamasmedia.com - 3/6/2009
“SMART” DIPLOMACY (CONT’D): Secretary of State Hillary Clinton opened her first extended talks wi…
— pajamasmedia.com — “SMART” DIPLOMACY (CONT’D): Secretary of State Hillary Clinton opened her first extended talks with Russian Foreign Minister... Sergei Lavrov by giving him a present meant to symbolize the Obama administration’s vow to “press the ... (more) “SMART” DIPLOMACY (CONT’D): Secretary of State Hillary ...

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RedState: Conservative News and Community:  ‘Perfect acquaintances:’ readjusting the Special Relationship.

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‘Perfect acquaintances:’ readjusting the Special Relationship.
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... his global agenda, whatever their historic relationships. A British official said: “I don’t think Obama is steeped in the tradition of the special relationship going back to Churchill and Roosevelt. Of course someone of his generation is going to look at it differently. I think what he looks at are the assets that are brought to the table and the expertise you have. This is a definite change of emphasis.” Or Iain Martin (again, via Instapundit): But on this side of the Atlantic the whole business looked ...

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Krauthammer's Take
corner.nationalreview.com 3/4/2009 — From last night's All Stars. On President Obama's secret letter to Russian president, Dmitri Medvedev proposing a deal on missile defense: This is smart diplomacy? This is a debacle. The Russians dismissed it contemptuously. Look, if we ...
Tough. Smart. Strong. — doubleplusundead
Here is some of the nuanced diplomacy of the Obama administration (emphaisis mine): The real views of many in Obama administration were laid bare by a State Department official involved in planning the Brown visit, who reacted with fury when questioned by The Sunday Telegraph about why the event ...
“SMART DIPLOMACY:” Russian media teases Clinton over ‘reset’ button…. — Instapundit
“SMART DIPLOMACY:” Russian media teases Clinton over ‘reset’ button.
“SMART DIPLOMACY:” London vs. The West Wing…. — Instapundit
“SMART DIPLOMACY:” London vs. The West Wing.
Smart diplomacy, continued — doubleplusundead
Can we insult America's staunchest ally? Yes We Can! The real views of many in Obama administration were laid bare by a State Department official involved in planning the Brown visit, who reacted with fury when questioned by The Sunday Telegraph about why the event was so low-key. The official ...
Smart diplomacy — doubleplusundead
Remember how hilarious/horrifying it was when Chimpy McBu$hitler couldn't come up with the names of some foreign leaders some years back? That was because he was teh stoopid, right? But when a member of Team Hopenchange mangles some similar things, well, it's because of too much hard work, ...
FROM “SMART DIPLOMACY” TO “THAT SMARTS” DIPLOMACY. From the comments: “Didn’t Obama campaign on … — Instapundit
FROM “SMART DIPLOMACY” TO “THAT SMARTS” DIPLOMACY. From the comments: “Didn’t Obama campaign on strengthening our ties with our allies? Or was that the other guy?” Indeed.
KRAUTHAMMER: “This is smart diplomacy? This is a debacle. The Russians dismissed it contemptuously…. — Instapundit
KRAUTHAMMER: “This is smart diplomacy? This is a debacle. The Russians dismissed it contemptuously. . . . ‘Smart diplomacy’ is a meaningless idea, but if it has any meaning at all, it is not ever doing something as humiliating, amateurish, and stupid as this.”  ...
Krauthammer's Take on Obama's Russia Letter — Ace of Spades HQ
Yup: This is smart diplomacy? This is a debacle. The Russians dismissed it contemptuously. Look, if we could get the Iranian nuclear program stopped with Russian's helping us in return for selling out the Poles and the Czechs on missile...