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US Treats Great Britain As Shabbily As Israel!

Apparently, when it comes to dealing with terrorists, Obama does not care who the ally is.

Currently, Obama is pushing the idea of a two state solution, which would create a second Palestinian state next to Israel. Though there have been the usual promises of consideration for Israel's 'security', that issue has never been detailed and fleshed out.

Israel is just expected to accept the presence of terrorists and like it.

Kind of like Great Britain.

Word is getting out that Obama's plan to transplant Uighers (Chinese Muslims) from Gitmo to Bermuda--a UK protectorate--was done without telling Great Britain in advance.

According to the BBC:

A senior US official has told the BBC Washington decided not to tell London ahead of time about a deal to resettle four Guantanamo detainees in Bermuda. ...

The unnamed senior official also told the BBC that Washington was attempting to shield the UK from Chinese anger. ...

Pressed on whether the US had told the British government, an unnamed state department official was quoted as saying: "We did talk to them before the Uighurs got on the plane."

Now a senior US official has told the BBC it was a deliberate decision not to consult London on the resettlement, after other countries came under pressure from China not to accept the Uighurs.

In a highly unusual move, a senior US official said Washington opted to keep details of the deal from London until the last minute to enable Britain to deny all knowledge of the deal and thus avoid China's anger, says the BBC's Washington correspondent Kim Ghattas.

Ed Morrissey writes:

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?

As with the issue of creating a second Palestinian state filled with members of Fatah and Hamas next to Israel, Obama is only doing this to Great Britain for their own good. When it comes to resolving a terrorist problem, Obama has no problem riding roughshod over allies.

by Daled Amos Posted by daledamos at June 14, 2009 11:44 AM