The Normandy American Cemetery, near Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, containing the graves of 9,386 dead. (Photo from Call Me Spearhead)From The Telegraph:
Barack Obama, concerned about offending Britain and Germany, rebuffed strenuous attempts by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France to persuade the new American president to make a trip to Normandy this week.
White House officials travelled to France at the start of March to discuss a visit by Mr Obama to Omaha Beach, the site of the American Cemetery, established in 1944 just after D-Day and where 9,387 American personnel are buried. Among them is Theodore Roosevelt Jr the eldest son of the 26th US President.
French officials and senior American military officers walked with White House staff through the cemetery discussing how the two presidents might follow the same route. But even before their trip, the White House had decided that Mr Obama would not travel there this week.
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My Comment: I am speechless. You go to Normandy to see America's fallen heroes because they are America's fallen heroes. Who cares what other governments may think .... these are America's fallen heroes and you are the American President. Implying that the reason why it is not proper to go there now is because of "international politics" and maintaining a "balance" in international relations ....sighhh ..... shame .... shame on you.
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