Everybody is saying no to the American president these days. And it's not just that they're saying no, it's also the way they're saying no.
The Saudis twice said no to his request for normalization gestures towards Israel (at Barack Obama's meeting with King Abdullah in Saudi Arabia, and in Washington at meetings with Hillary Clinton). Who says no to the American president twice? What must they think of Obama in the desert kingdom?
The North Koreans said no to repeated attempts at talks, by test-launching long-range missiles in April; Russia and China keep on saying no to tougher sanctions on Iran; the Iranians keep saying no to offers of talks by saying they're willing to talk about everything except a halt to uranium enrichment; Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is saying no by refusing to meet with Binyamin Netanyahu until Israel freezes all settlement construction; the Israelis said no by refusing to agree to a settlement freeze, or even a settlement moratorium until and unless the Arabs ante up their normalization gestures. Which brings us back to the original Saudi no.
Let's hope that there is a plan "B" for when the world fails to swoon at your soaring rhetoric, cool demeanor and dazzling smile. Maybe this is what they meant by hope in Hope and Change.
But now the world likes us! They really like us! And that's so much more important than leading with authority......
ReplyDeleteClueless Liberal
I disagree with the editorial in that I think it has nothing to do with the economy. It's because they realize that Obama is not a serious president and has no interest in leading the free world with any authority. He is the substitute teacher that everyone knows they can ignore.
ReplyDeleteLazy Libertarian