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How Obama undermines US allies
Jerusalem Post ^ | 1/26/10 | ABRAHAM KATSMAN

Posted on 01/26/2010 6:48:37 PM PST by Nachum

Obama has made his own personality and identity cornerstones of US diplomacy.

For those worried that US President Barack Obama is particularly antagonistic toward Israel, there's good news and bad news: The good news is that Israel is hardly Obama's obsession; the bad news is that his administration's conduct toward it is consistent with its pattern of backing away from embattled American allies - a predictable byproduct of Obama's approach to foreign policy through dictator outreach.

Obama, more than any recent president, has made his own personality and identity cornerstones of American diplomacy. He assumes his potent charm can bend America's adversaries his way, that American history began anew on January 20, 2009 and that hostilities can be resolved through dialogue with him. His tactic of choice has been to visit a troubled region, apologize to the local authoritarians for America's sinful pre-Obama history, disavow acts of previous administrations and suggest that he brings with him a diplomatic "reset-button.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: allies; obama; undermines; us

1 posted on 01/26/2010 6:48:37 PM PST by Nachum
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To: Nachum

We need to win the majority in November, and begin immediately to remove this SOB so we can get a running start cleaning up the stinking mess this guy and his Leftists have created.

We have to reach back into the past, and change some Leftist directions. We need to get the SCOTUS to review Constitutionality of many actions by the Left never submitted to the SCOTUS for review, and get them changed out.

There’s one Hell of a lot of work to do.


2 posted on 01/26/2010 7:31:19 PM PST by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists...Call 'em What you Will, They ALL have Fairies Living In Their Trees.)
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