Brazilian President Rousseff Steamed at Obama

Diplomat extraordinaire Barack Obama was late to dinner at the G20 summit apparently trying to sweet talk Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who has made no secret that she is angry that NSA had intercepted her communication. While the rest of the summit leaders focused on Obama's other faux pas namely his threatened strike against Syria the Brazilian President put Obama through her own private hell. The Wall Street Journal reports;

"Ms. Rousseff also asked for an apology and a written explanation after a Brazilian television news program reported that the National Security Agency had spied on her emails, phone calls and text messages, based on leaks provided by former NSA contractor . The U.S. has so far offered neither.
"A senior Brazilian official said there was now 'reasonable doubt' that the state visit would take place next month. 'No one would expect a partner to do this, and now it is up to the U.S. to explain,' he said. 'Without a reasonable explanation, there could be damage to the bilateral relation.' "

According to Reuters, Rousseff "feels patronized" and also threatened punitive action "including ruling out the purchase of F-18 Super Hornet fighters from Chicago-based Boeing Co. Maybe Obama should explain "smart diplomacy" to her and blow in her ear.