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Jen the Michigander


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http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/02/02/clinton_europes_reassurer_in_chief

The White House acknowledged Tuesday that Obama will not travel to Madrid for a major conference in May, apparently upsetting his Western European counterparts, who feel increasingly overlooked by a White House mired in so many international crises. But Clinton was in Paris over the weekend, seeking to reassure traditional allies that they still have priority in this administration and continuing the push to mend wounds inflicted during the Bush years.

“Let me address some questions raised in recent months about the depth of the United States commitment to European security,” Clinton said in a speech Friday at L’École Militaire that got scant coverage in Washington. “Some wonder whether we understand the urgent need to improve security in Europe. Others have voiced concern that the Obama administration is so focused on foreign-policy challenges elsewhere in the world that Europe has receded in our list of priorities…. Well, in fact, European security remains an anchor of U.S. foreign and security policy. A strong Europe is critical to our security and our prosperity.”

Several European diplomats have told The Cable that they are having trouble getting time and attention from the Obama White House. Although they abhorred the policies of the Bush team, they felt that on a bureaucratic level, the last administration often did a better job of handling day-to-day interactions with their European interlocutors.



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"But Clinton was in Paris over the weekend, seeking to reassure traditional allies that they still have priority in this administration and continuing the push to mend wounds inflicted during the Bush years."


If anyone can mend those wounds, it's our girl, Hill!

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Europe loves Hillary! No surprise there. Her popularity has increased greatly over the past year.

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Frankly I am sick of protecting Europe how about they protect themselves since their people love to insult us all the times.  Its time for Europe to stand on their own two feet.

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I find the Europeans irritating at times also. They're responsible for much of the misery and unrest in the world, which hasn't fully recovered from Europe's colonial period. Take a look at any country on the globe where there are civil wars, children with hungry bellies, and a per capita income that's less than the cost of an iPod. Chances are, that country used to "belong" to England, France, Spain, the Netherlands, or Portugal. And yet, for whatever reason, the USA is expected to clean up all of Europe's messes with no $$$ and no help from their governments.

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