I think Hakahura is contrasting the difference in treatment of the United Kingdom by the administrations of Presidents Bush and Obama.
I've got to admit, there certainly seems to be no love lost between Obama and Brown and it shows in the deterioration in the 'special relationship' which has taken place over the past few months which has lead to this latest situation.
Although one might say that we cannot have it all ways, I recall many in the UK complaining when the UK followed the US into Iraq and Afghanistan, and perhaps after taking eight years of abuse, the United States is doing what many of its inhabitants have wanted it to do for some time. Go isolationist.
Since this latest incident with Argentina is not likely to spill over into war any time soon, and if it does then we will be able to face them one on one (albeit likely with greater casualties on both sides) then I don't see any particular problem in this current state of affairs other than the deep sense of anger that it stirs within those who have always seen the USA as a close friend of the UK.
Besides, to think of it, it's in the United States best interests to back us up politically in the issue of the Falklands because, heaven forbid, if it did come down to a war, well, we'd be out of Afghanistan in a shot and would most likely not bother going back.
