Obama’s Increasingly Dangerous World
During last year’s election, liberal pundits led us to believe that all would be well with the world if only we would elect a new leader who would engage with the world in diplomatic conversation. We were told that all of the international crises we faced during the last eight years were due to the fact that George Bush was stupid, mean, arrogant, stubborn, a bully and unwilling to listen to anyone else.
Obama was presented as a charismatic charmer and listener. We were told his ability to show empathy for an opponent’s point of view would do wonders for America’s image in the eyes of the world. We were told that if only we could elect an affable president, someone who would make the world like us again, that all would be well. We were told that violence would be put on the run as our enemies would drop their weapons in awe of and respect for our new benevolent and open-minded president.
However, the world only seems to have become more dangerous. A much more dangerous place, in fact. The first sign was when attacks on American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan began to increase after Obama was sworn in as president. Next came increased Taliban attacks on Pakistan. In fact, there is worry that the Taliban may soon take over significant portions of Pakistani territory.
According to the May 28, 2009 New York Times, "Multiple bombs exploded in two Pakistani cities on Thursday, just hours after Taliban groups issued an extraordinary warning for people to evacuate several large cities, saying they were preparing ‘major attacks.’ Three bombs detonated in Peshawar… and one in the country’s troubled west," killing at least 37 people in two days and wounding dozens more.
On top of that you have North Korea which is boiling over with nuclear explosions and missile tests. You have Iran which has not given the slightest indication they plan to put their nuke-making plans on hold. (And you have Obama who has through an act of empathetic generosity , given them a huge 7-month window to decide)!
You have the European NATO countries which when asked by the contrite and apologetic Obama to contribute just a few more troops to the Afghan effort gave a polite "NO THANK YOU!"
You have these same European countries which relentlessly bashed America for daring to hold terrorists at Guantanamo who were captured on the battlefield, turn Obama down outright when he asked if any of them would be willing to take a terrorist or two. Oh! sorry… France agreed to take ONE! One down – 239 to go. Thanks for your support Nicolas!
You have the Germans who in December 2008 were so ga ga over the new president they were gushing about how they were going to take a whole slew of Guantanamo terrorists. Nine in all. But who after much consideration and reflection, and after hearing Obama admit that America had been arrogant and dismissive of Europe, decided to take – guess how many? ZERO! Nein to Nine the Germans now say.
All of this rejection coming after Obama apologized for America saying, "there have been times where America has shown arrogance and been dismissive and even derisive" of Europe.
I’m willing to wager that Obama will learn the wrong lesson from this. Instead of realizing that apologizing for the country you lead doesn’t work, because it makes other leaders think you’re weak – (they would never apologize for their own countries) – Obama will inevitably conclude that he hasn’t apologized enough. He’ll believe that the European leaders didn’t believe he was sincere, so he’ll have to double-up on the apologies to convince them. And while we wait for him to learn the correct lessons, our world will only become more and more dangerous.
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