So what does Obama want all of a sudden ?

Its easy to understand what the UK wants from the US. UK strategic policy is based on being as close to the US as possible in the hope of influence.

But what does Obama want back ? Because lets be frank he hasn't been the UK's biggest fan, eg:

• The crucifixion of BP ( at a scale that would never have happened to a US based company ) - with the emphasis on its historical name British Petroleum.
• Handing the missile codes for the missiles the UK uses in Trident to our key potential enemy - against our direct wishes.
• Supporting Argentina and its savage aggressive colonialist wish to exterminate the people and their culture on the Falklands.
• The extremist extradition policy the US is operating against UK citizens.

So what does Barrack want from Dave that leading to the short joy ride to Ohio to watch a basket ball game ?

Last time this trick was tried was when Clinton tried to mend fences with John Major.

What are they after ? How much is it going to cost and will it be payable in blood ?

The dangers of revolution and Obama

Nial Ferguson suggests Egypt has been a failure of inexperience and policy. Given how often the US has damaged its allies and let its enemies of the hock under the Obama Whitehouse I think we have to consider that damaging the Western World may be Obama foreign policy.

H/T To anon who pointed to this in a previous post's comments.

Real UK interests betrayed by the US Obama administration yet again !

The anti-British Obama administration has found another way to stab its loyal friend in the back.

This time its calling for talks over the sovereignty of the Falklands with the aggressive Argentine regime.

Read it here....

This is another reason we need to be out of Afghanistan - there's no credit to be gained from an administration that is rabidly ant--British and there are real defence concerns that they clearly won't help us with.

Maybe a new US administration will restore the Atlantic alliance, but we can't rely on it.

The breakdown of the normal rule of law in the US

Its possible that after the appalling incident in the Gulf of Mexico with the Deepwater Horizon and the loss of life and follow on environmental incident that BP has done more than almost any other oil company would do.

They haven't hid away. They haven't tried to blame other companies involved, who are instead hiding behind BP. Their chief executive is now based in the US trying to ensure that the company is fully focused on mitigating and stopping the sub sea blowout. They have said straight away that they won't seek protection from costs that they are entitled to after laws following the Exxon Valdez were enforced.

None of this has bought any credit at all with the anti-British Obama.

At first it looked like he was trying to avoid blame for the rather obvious US govt failings on safety regulation and enforcement. Later it seemed he was nursing his grudge against the British Empire from his Father. But now with the dividend issue you have to start wondering if the real target isn't BP itself. The US govt might make pension funds desperate for income willing to sell BP shares at a low price to a US company. The US may be trying the sort of sovereign thuggery that is normally associated with a certain country east of Poland.

Or perhaps a punch up with the UK Govt. is his long term aim.

Either way its no way for a supposed friendly nation who we have spent much money and lives supporting over the last few years to behave.

Lets remember its not just Obama - the Democrat party could step in to stop this, but they haven't.

The normal rules of commerce and equality before the law appear to just be fair-weather principles in the US.

It is perhaps time to review who it is in the world we can really rely on.