Yet ANOTHER blow to our relations with Great Britain

Another day, another diplomatic blow to our strongest ally.

Hillary Clinton was in Argentina on Monday where she continued her proud tradition of botched diplomacy. Asked by reporters about the Falkland Islands, an archipelago off the coast of South America controlled by Great Britain, Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said that Argentina and the UK should negotiate. Hillary, standing next to De Kirchner, heartily agreed. Twice.

The Falkland Islands are a bit of a touchy subject with our friends the Brits. Argentina invaded the Falklands back in 1982, which was quickly repelled by Margaret Thatcher. Since then, the issue has been considered closed. The islands are a self-governing territory of the United Kingdom. The British have said they will reconsider their ownership of the Falklands, but only if the natives themselves want total independence. For their part, the Falkland Islanders seem to like their relationship with a major European power.

Argentina has been after the Falklands since 1833 and the U.S. has never offered them any support -- until now. Once again, the British press was outraged. CNS News has the roundup.

Even before Clinton’s comments, the Daily Express published an editorial on the issue under the title, “U.S. Forgets its Best Friend.”

After the comments, the tabloid criticism intensified. “With friends like these: Hillary Clinton wades into the Falklands row ... and backs the Argentinians,” said the Daily Mail.

The Times headlined its more sober coverage, “Argentina celebrates diplomatic coup as Hillary Clinton calls for talks over Falklands.”

Writing on a Daily Telegraph Web site, Nile Gardiner, director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at the Heritage Foundation, said Clinton knew exactly what she was doing when she spoke.

“She is giving her full support for the official stance of Buenos Aires, despite the fact that Great Britain has made it clear that the sovereignty of the Falklands is non-negotiable.”

Gardiner called Clinton’s comments “an astonishing betrayal of the United Kingdom by her closest ally, and yet another slap in the face for Britain from the Obama administration.”

Obama has no problem shaking hands with Venezuelan tyrant Hugo Chavez or throwing his weight behind a Marxist despot in Honduras. His secretary of state is perfectly comfortable sidling up to the Argentines. But our greatest and most trusted European ally in the world must be scorned constantly. Sometimes we here at Obama Watch News wake up wondering how this administration could foul up any worse. Restoring our diplomatic relations with Britain to their standing in 1833 answers that question pretty well.