When you start trying to overthrow allied governments, sometimes there are unforeseen consequences.
Now all our allies are on notice that the US has turned on them. That includes London and Israel as well as our bad friends like Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and our semi-bad friends like Jordan. Iraq, Karzai, they are also forewarned that a new power is in DC that is not to be trusted. They will all have to make new arrangements until all this blows over. Once they figure out that this isn’t just another one of Washington’s crazy ideas, that this is a new hostile force in power, you will see things shift in ways we may not foresee.
I think you’re right in that respect. However we have a military force that has yet to be seen in what it can really do if their hands are untied, and I think nations know this could happen if they push the envelope too far with us. So they will give Bo the coutesey of hearing him just the same and may even allow a bit of glory given to his “help” for a time.
In my opinion other nations “play” with this administration. Unfortunately while they aline themselves for powerful positions in the longer haul when it will not matter one way or the other what our Country thinks.
“Now all our allies are on notice that the US has turned on them.”
I just pray that at least some of them realize that BHO doesn’t speak for the American people, that millions of us didn’t vote for him and millions more won’t vote for him in ‘12.
It makes me sick how often he’s bashed Bush, saying he’s “restoring our image in the world” after Bush “destroyed it”. Virtually all the aforementioned countries, friends and enemies alike, respected (or feared) GW. Now our friends feel hurt, betrayed and afraid, while our enemies are laughing and emboldened.
Huckabee and Jon Voigt have been in Israel the last few days, not only talking with the people but also meeting with Bibi Netanyahu, who looked so different in these photos vs. all the ones of his meetings with BHO. It was obvious he was warm, relaxed and among real friends.
Wouldn’t you love to have been a fly on the wall of this get-together? We all know how outspoken Jon Voigt is about BHO :-))) I’m sure he and the Huckster tried to offset as much damage as possible done by the Charlatan in Chief.