Could you explain this? I feel as though zero doesn't have the cocky confidence lately - something is different and I figured the ton of real problems in that job are burying him but who knows...maybe he realizes the jig isn't going to last until 2012.
Obama, for some strange reason, decided to bow to the king of Saudi. This is demonstrating submission to Suni Islam and the Wahabi movement (they ran the mosque school in Indonesia). The Suni and the Shiite don't like each other. Been going on for centuries. Iran is Shiite. They now know that Obama is their mortal enemy. Obama gives a speech in Paris that encourages Iranian reformers and threatens the Mullahs that run the place. All hell breaks loose and the Mullahs blame Obama. Russia, with long term interests in Iran for warm water port reasons is very nervous about sudden change in Iran. A moderate regime may not sit will in Moscow because it disrupts exixsting loyalties. Israel is concerned about Iran too and would prefer a moderate regime rather than the Mullahs. If Iran stays Mullah, Israel has limited options, likely attack to survive. China gets oil from Iran. Any change causes instability in their supply lines and plays into Russia's hands causing friction between two very unfriendly neighbors.
So, Obama flitting around the world shooting off his mouth and destabilizing the region is problematic for many reasons. He's a wild card in a tinderbox...