Posted by
Always To The Right on Saturday, June 13, 2009 3:24:07 PM
Yesterday, when the news broke that the British were “pissed” about
Barack Obama’s dump of four of the Gitmo Uighurs onto Bermuda, the
White House tried to spin it by claiming they thought Bermuda’s premier
had included the UK in their end of the discussions. The BBC reports
today that their sources inside the White House dispute that. Obama
deliberately kept London in the dark until he thought he had a fait accompli -but the White House now claims it was for the UK’s own good
It’s a highly unusual move, all right. I don’t recall the last time
an ally sent trained terrorists into a territory for which the other
ally had responsibility for security without their permission. Why?
Because it hasn’t ever happened before now.
So, to our British friends: how does it feel to have Obama make security decisions about your
territory without bothering to consult you at all? The liberal press
in the UK used to deride Tony Blair as George Bush’s poodle; what does
that make Gordon Brown in relation to Barack Obama? It’s a good thing
that arrogant Bushisn’t running things in Washington any more, huh?