By Jack Kelly"America's presidents traditionally have had close relationships to Britain's prime minister. But none of the officials Mr. Diehl talked to named Gordon Brown.
This is understandable, if one knows the extent to which the Obama administration has offended America's foremost ally. The most recent blow to the special relationship came March 1 when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, meeting with unpopular Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, a Hugo Chavez ally, offered to mediate Argentina's specious claim to the Falkland Islands.
The Falklands have been a British possession since 1833. The people who live there, all of whom speak English, want nothing to do with Argentina. When an earlier Argentine dictatorship invaded the Falklands in 1982, the British — with crucial support from President Ronald Reagan — threw them out."
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