UNBELIEVABLE BLUNDER – AT 9:10 A.M. ET:  In a stunning development at the UN, Canada has been denied a seat among the non-permanent members of the Security Council.  Canada, a founding member of the UN, has had the seat each decade since the organization was founded in 1945.   Of course, Canada is one of our closest allies, and is now run by the conservative government of Steve Harper.  So the American role in this setback is stunning.  From Fox News:

The United Nations General Assembly elected five new Security Council members this week. India, South Africa and Colombia ran in uncontested races from the Asian, African and Latin American regional groups and will begin serving on the Security Council in January.

But the remaining races were contested, with Germany, Portugal and Canada competing for two seats from the Western European and Others group. With the European Union already represented by veto-wielding France and Great Britain on the Security Council, and either Portugal or Germany certain to win another seat for the EU, it was critical that America’s close ally Canada win a two-year term.

The U.S. could use the help in pushing for U.N. reform and advocating pro-democracy policies. The current conservative government in Canada had been campaigning for months to sit on the U.N.’s most powerful committee with no public support from the Obama administration.

In fact, U.S. State Department insiders say that U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice not only didn’t campaign for Canada’s election but instructed American diplomats to not get involved in the weeks leading up to the heated contest. With no public American support, Canada lost its bid to serve. That gives the EU more than 25% control of the body and a strong voting block to ensure EU priorities become global priorities. -- This was the second time a high profile ally could have used U.S. help yet Rice chose to stay silent.

The other ally not helped by one of Rice's silent spells was Israel.

I'm sure Canada, which has always been there for us, will appreciate Barack Hussein Obama's indifference.  I suspect our position had something to do with the fact that Canada's government is conservative at the moment.  Also, Canada is part of the British Commonwealth, and you know how Barack feels about the Brits.  Remember how he sent a bust of Churchill back to Britain, right at the start of his administration?

Another great moment in American foreign policy.  It's becoming a hazard to be an ally of the United States.

October 14, 2010