The absence of Obama or Biden says one thing to the world. The United States was absent when world leaders gathered in Paris to take a very public stand against Islamic Terrorism.
As Dubya said, “ Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists.”
Sadly, the global population will not differentiate between Obama and the United States. Obama by his absence sent a message to the freedom loving people in the world, the United States is with the terrorists.
The message to terrorists is the United States is weak, too cowardly to take a very public stand against Islamic Terrorism. The time to strike is between now and 2016 because the greatest damage will be done with a coward in the Oval Office.
Optics. I hate the abuse of that word. /rant