Comments on: Obama's Foreign Policy Benefits

By: angry conserv

angry conserv — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:42:24 +0000

King,
I agree that their is no reason not to talk to all nations regardless of their polices and actions. However to believe that by admitting past mistakes and focusing on "common ground" ignores the one constant of nation-states throughout history. Nations act in their perceived best interest and usually that is based on the short term interest of their leaders. To ignore that truism is folly unless man sudden becomes altruistic. Look at Obam's trip to Europe. He was hailed as the new postive face of international dipolmacy. An American leader ready to listen and learn. The results were the usual lip service with the European leaders agreing to nothing other than to praise the news climate of cooperation.

By: Da King

Da King — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:26:13 +0000

Bingo, joe. The point is , a president shoudln't be putting out bogus numbers as if they were the truth in order to make America look bad. I don't know why a U.S. President would even consider doing that. It's perverse.

By: averagejoe5

averagejoe5 — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:02:30 +0000

The difference in the 2 numbers is that our Pres and Secretary of state aren't telling the truth and making America look bad AGAIN. OMG

By: Tbomb

Tbomb — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:35:29 +0000

Fact check lists the % of guns traced to us at 34%. I had read where the 90% figure was way off but so is Fox's 17%.

By: Da King

Da King — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:57:34 +0000

By giving some of these corrupt dictators a microphone, Obama is letting them be heard – which only shows the rest of the world what a bunch of nutjobs they really are. For example, when Ortega was complaining about the "imperialist" USA to Obama the other day, he said the USA only wants to deal with his country because his country provides products that the USA needs. In other words, Ortega was actually bitching about trading with the USA, WHICH MAKES MONEY FLOW INTO HIS COUNTRY AND PROVIDES FOR HIS OWN PEOPLE'S WELFARE. That's a world class nutjob right there. If Obama was a smartaleck, he would have told Ortega, "okay buddy, have it your way. We won't buy your products anymore. How do you like me now ?"

By: dd20

dd20 — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:46:56 +0000

The Obama foreign policy is similar to his domestic policy in which the president takes a cue from Bart Simpson in saying “I didn’t do it” or “it was like that when I got here”. It’s getting old.

All snarky-ness aside though, I’m glad the president is attempting dialog. I commended that. However, let’s not give him the Nobel Prize just yet – as evident with his aborted and unsuccessful attempt to influence the international conference about racism. The administration tried dialog and diplomacy with the conference yet ultimately followed the Bush stance when all was said and done. I say the same will happen in reaching out to Cuba, Chavez and Iran. So kudos for President Obama for trying and if that makes Americans happy about their government, then great. Bush didn’t try. Yet I predict the two outcomes will be the same.

It is a win-win situation for the President. Obama succeeds, everyone is happy. If he fails, everyone is happy because he tried. So no harm in trying. Good luck, sir!

But personally, I don't need to "reach out" and touch the stove to know I'm going to get burned.

By: averagejoe5

averagejoe5 — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:02:53 +0000

I guess until he gets his education we should walk around embarrassed like the evil whipped dogs we are, all hunched over with our tails between our legs. I guess it doesn't matter that we have given them all billions in cash and relief and protection and have traded with most of them. Our govt has even sacrificed our way of life to try to lift theirs.
These are countries lead by leaches that are so corrupt they stink of spoiled beans and rice and we are going to apologize to them. Whatever. I think I'm gonna stop working and become a leach too..