Hillary Clinton Asked US Embassy to Examine the Psyche of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

I remind you hope and change was supposed to restore America's image in the world. What hope and change has brought is an eye-opening look into the actions of the Obama administration through WikiLeaks that will do little to unite the world. If you need proof of this, consider Secretary of State's demand of the US Embassy in Buenos Aires last year demanding a psychological profile be made of Argentine leader Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.

"How is Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner managing her nerves and anxiety?" asked a cable dated Dec. 31, 2009, and signed "CLINTON" in all capital letters.

The cable, sent at 2:55 p.m. on New Year's Eve, and originating in the department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research, asked a series of other probing questions as part of what it said was an attempt by her office to understand "leadership dynamics" between Kirchner and her husband, former President Nestor Kirchner.

"How does stress affect her behavior toward advisors and/or her decision making?" the cable continued. "What steps does Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner or her advisers/handlers, take in helping her deal with stress? Is she taking any medications?"

Delving into the personalities of foreign counterparts may be integral to modern diplomatic give-and-take. But the bluntly worded cable asking about the Argentine leader's "nerves" and "emotions" may further test up-and-down relations between Washington and Buenos Aires. The cable suggests that Washington saw Kirchner and her husband as perhaps prone to emotional instability.

Is this how the Obama administration improves diplomatic relations from around the world? By questioning drug use and emotions? This isn't the hope and change Obama promised in terms of diplomatic relations. I understand there is a need for this with some world leaders, but geez, this is Argentina and Hillary's language is blunt. It appears to me Obama is worsening diplomatic relations.