Posted on 04/20/2009 6:48:57 AM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies
President Obamas two overseas trips -- Europe and Latin America -- make him appear more like a diplomatic tourist than the leader of the free world. He met heads of state, made speeches, attended summits, conducted town hall meetings, but accomplished nothing that furthers U.S. interests abroad.
Obamas agenda -- described succinctly by his spokesmen on the eve of each trip -- was shut out by the leaders with whom he met.
Obamas only accomplishment is to portray himself as a chameleon-like leader who takes an anti-American tone to please his foreign hosts.
Presidential candidate Obama promised to demonstrate a new tone for international relations. Apparently that new approach includes criticizing America, groveling to dictators and rogue leaders, allowing others agendas to trump ours, forgetting history, and a willingness to sacrifice Americans and their money while giving allies a pass.
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If he spoke in Berlin today he would get booed.
Ich bien Tard. OR something like that.
Ich bien Tard. OR something like that.
He is too friendly for me
For a while I thought he was the AntiChrist on one extreme and the Forrest Gump of politics on the other.
I am still at sea...
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