A senior aide to President Sarkozy of France said: "Obama does not come from the same tradition as his predecessors. He is interested in Asia and Russia, not Europe. There is no sense of a privileged relationship. They seem to take us for granted sometimes."
And yet, Obama has been to Europe 6 times in a year. (First trip: London, Strasbourg, Prague, Istanbul, Moscow, and Baghdad: Five European cities in one trip.) He hasn't been to Russia 6 times, or Asia, or South America.
European Tribune: Reasons for despair: this is a victory?
Gordon Brown scored a significant, morale-boosting diplomatic victory over French president Nicolas Sarkozy last night when Downing Street announced that he will be the first EU leader to meet President Barack Obama at the White House.
