Obama’s Falklands Failure

America’s failure to clearly back Britain in its current diplomatic row with Argentina over the Falkland Islands risks sending the wrong message to U.S. allies in Asia.


With the world’s attention focused on Bashar al-Assad’s violent suppression of the Syrian civilian uprising, and with the increasing likelihood of a strike by Israel to thwart Iran’s relentless drive to obtain nuclear weapons, perhaps the most underreported international story is the increasingly heated dispute between Britain and Argentina in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is an unfolding issue that could say much about the way the U.S. handles its alliances, including those in the Asia-Pacific region. Thirty years ago, on April 2, 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher quickly assembled and dispatched a formidable naval task force to retake the islands, which had been a British possession since 1833. On June 14, Argentine forces surrendered to the Royal Marines. The conflict was brief and violent, with both nations losing ships and hundreds of sailors and soldiers. The war was, however, a decisive victory for the United Kingdom. Read More HERE

We can only pray that Obama will only have one term in office, imagine the damage he could do to the US economy if he wins re-election? In the UK we are reaping the consequences of Socialism and every man woman and child is suffering as a result. The spin off from Obama taking his belongings from the White House is a massively important  thing for the US but also extremely crucial  for a small group of British citizens in the South Atlantic who live with the threats from a bully on their doorstep. Perhaps he might like to move to the UK and become the leader of the Labour party.