Obama and Cameron and BEER!

The UK PM David Cameron and President Obama had a phone discussion to discuss the various Foreign Policy problems on their desks, the White House readout of the talk is the following, " The President affirmed his deep commitment to the special and historic relationship between our two countries. ( Well then Mr President stop trashing a UK/US company BP ) The President thanked the Prime Minister for his commitment to lead on the broad range of issues on our shared agenda. The two leaders discussed Afghanistan, including the Prime Minister's recent visit, and they reaffirmed their firm commitment to NATO’s ISAF mission. ( Lets hope Mr Cameron smells the coffee and gets out before we are thrown out like Basra in Iraq ) They discussed the decision by the United Nations Security Council to impose the strongest sanctions to date on Iran and the importance of follow-on action being taken at the upcoming European Council meeting, and they underscored the need for Iran to live up to its international obligations. ( In other words they don't really have a real policy, its a PR stunt ) They also exchanged views on economic issues, including preparations for the G-8/G-20 meetings later this month. The President and the Prime Minister discussed the impact of tragic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, reiterating that BP must do all it can to respond effectively to the situation. " On a lighter note both the PM and President had a bet on the result of the US - England Football game, " Finally, the President and the Prime Minister agreed to disagree on the desired outcome of the June 12 U.S.-England World Cup soccer match; the President noted that the historical record of previous World Cup matches between the United States and England favors the United States and the President wagered the best lager against the best beer in America on an American win over England. ". Thus the two leaders can both buy each other a pint. Nothing like a pint to bring lads together. As to the game my 13 year old dog with iffy legs would be a better goalkeeper for England and he is Welsh.

Afghanistan Front News

MOD: Reports that a British Soldier was killed today in Afghanistan, the soldier was from the " 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment, serving as part of Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj (South) ". Thus since 2001 the UK has lost 295 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan, of that total it has lost 261 in combat operations and 34 due to illness, accidents and other incidents.