Obama asleep at the switch as the world spins out of control

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American Thinker:

July 21, 2014

Obama asleep at the switch as the world spins out of control

By Rick Moran

More and more these days you are seeing the word "feckless" applied to American foreign policy. Needless to say, it isn't only Republicans using the word to define the administration's flailing about internationally. Our allies, who are experiencing first hand the aimlessnes of our policies, are expressing alarm and wondering what's going to happen next.

 

Two excellent analyses from Canada and Great Britain lay out the case of Obama's weakness. First, from the National Post, "As the World Burns, America Shrugs":

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WARNING Extreme Ultra Racism may be present in the following story

MSNBC hosts laugh at Obama’s excuse for not cancelling fundraisers
Noah Rothman
July 21, 2014

After receiving a scolding from the press two weeks ago when President Barack Obama refused to cancel a series of appearances at partisan fundraisers amid a domestic crisis, the president is sett his week to repeat that performance amid a foreign crisis.

 

“Sticking to His Travel Plans, at Risk of Looking Bad,” the New York Times’ headline advised – er — reported on Monday.

 

The Times report added that, as Israel began a ground invasion of Gaza and just hours after pro-Russian rebels killed nearly 300 civilians in the skies over Ukraine, the notion that Obama should reconsider his fundraising schedule did not even come up on Thursday.

 

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FTA:

 

He [Obama] seems always to be making a fresh start.

Yup. Sums up Obama's policies on everything in as tidy a nutshell as I've ever seen.