Is France really our greatest ally? Barack Obama finds no ally greater, in a comment that is roiling the British:Mr Obama said: 'We don't have a stronger friend and stronger ally than Nicolas Sarkozy, and the French people.'It is true that France helped America win its revolution, but in recent centuries the British have been our closest allies, and the object of our "special relationship." Until, that is, President Obama, whi has systematically undermined that treasured relationshp. British reaction is, as would be expected, severe:The UK has lost nearly 350 troops in the war against the Taliban - seven times as many as France.And there are more than 10,000 British soldiers serving in Helmand province, compared with just 3,850 Frenchmen.Mr Obama's stance was swiftly condemned in Westminster.Tory MP Patrick Mercer, a former commander of the Sherwood Foresters regiment, said: 'I'm getting a bit fed up with the American President using terms like "best ally" so...(Read Full Post)