Silvio Canto, Jr. ... "But why is all of this happening? How did the US go from a position of strength to one of weakness? How did this happen in such a short time?
"My theory is that this is all about President Bush, or reversing Bush's policies.
"The mission of the Obama administration was to "de-Bush" the world. They were convinced that it was "the Bush/Cheney way" that created all of the problems. President Obama felt that he could turn everything around by changing Bush's policies .
"In fact, they threw out the baby with the bath water. They are now facing bigger problems than they could have imagined when Mr. Romney and Mr. Obama had that foreign policy during the campaign.
"The US public does not want a hawkish president but it does not want a weak president either. President Obama is now a casualty of "Bush derangement syndrome".
Victor Davis Hanson: The New World Disorder ... "Barack Obama apparently believes that such a retrenchment was both inevitable and to be welcomed. He thought that most U.S. interventions abroad had been either wrong or futile or both; he questioned the world’s status quo and certainly felt, for example, that the widespread persecution of Christians in the Middle East was not nearly as much of a problem as Islamophobia in the West. He came into office believing that Iran, Hamas, and Russia had all been unduly demonized, especially by George W. Bush, and could be reached out to by a sensitive president whose heritage and attitudes might not appear so polarizing." ...
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"Can the old, pre-Obama postwar order be rebuilt? Of course, but it will require budgetary discipline, a visionary president, experienced national-security advisers, skillful diplomats, and a public that is informed and cares. In other words — not for another two years and five months."
You say America cannot be the world's policeman? Who, then will protect us from world criminals?
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