Tinker
Looking at President Barack Obama pointing his political finger in the air to see where the popular wind is blowing seems to be failing him. because of course he is the President of the United States, now and not a running dog politician anymore. Please someone tell him that?
Here is a scathing report from the Washington Post on
Presidents Barack Obama American foreign policy.
The Post’s View
President
Obama continues his retreat from Afghanistan
By Editorial Board, Published:
May 27
YOU CAN’T fault President Obama for inconsistency. After
winning election in 2008, he reduced the U.S. military presence in Iraq to
zero. After helping to topple Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi in 2011, he made sure no
U.S. forces would remain. He has steadfastly stayed aloof, except rhetorically,
from the conflict in Syria. And on Tuesday he promised to withdraw all U.S. forces from
Afghanistan by the end of 2016.
The Afghan decision would be understandable had Mr. Obama’s
previous choices proved out. But what’s remarkable is that the results also
have been consistent — consistently bad. Iraq has slid into something close to
civil war, with al-Qaeda retaking territory
that U.S. Marines once died to liberate. In Syria, al-Qaeda has carved
out safe zones that senior U.S. officials warn will be used as staging grounds
for attacks against Europe and the United States. Libya is falling apart,
with Islamists, secularists, military and other factions battling for control.
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