Obama Snubs Sarkozy ... or Not?

Obama wrote Chirac saying he was looking forward to working with him. The problem is that Chirac is not the president anymore, Sarkozy is. This by itself could be seen as a slight by Obama, but there is an important wrinkle. Obama's letter was apparently a response to a letter Chirac has sent him. In that context, Obama's letter can be viewed as one that indicates Obama was being nice and referring to Chirac's foundation when speaking about looking forward to working with him.

There is one final counter wrinkle. The letter was sent on March 20 which is the anniversary of the Iraq war. Some view the timing of the letter as a slight.

I am going to go with no slight/snub on this one. The timing is interesting, but unless I see something else it appears as an appropriate response to Chirac from Obama.

More at http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/03/obama-upsets-sarkozy-with-letter-to.html.