"No Allies, But Plenty of Enemies "

March 4, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

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"[T]he Obama administration announced that it would remain neutral [on the Falklands]. . . . [T]here are lots of reasons why our neutrality here is a bad idea. . . . We do not support all that the British do; nor do they always support us. But our centuries-old friendship should earn Britain special support from us in its disputes, even in the relatively unimportant Falklands mess. If Britain is not considered an ally, then America no longer has real allies. And perhaps that is the point after all. The Obama administration does not wish to see the world so divided between allies and the rest."

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