a very speculative, but interesting opinion piece with not a lot upon which to base the implication of the title that pres. obama could back away from great britain. if he were only comparing a bush/blair relationship to this new era, it makes sense, but he doesn't stop there. he mentions the pres. speech quote "era of responsibility" as potentially extending to all allies.

An interesting opinion (written from a British prospective) on where the Britain/America "special relationship" might go under Obama .

It's a well presented opinion.

Tisdall suggests Obama might have various reasons not to keep the British connection with America in the most robust condition possible. He suggests that Bush kept the British close, but in fact the Iraq War catastrophe was the direct result of the neocons keeping their British counterparts away from the decision-making. Harold Wilson, of course, had the good sense to rebuff Lyndon Johnson's urgings that the UK join in the US fiasco in Vietnam.