Obama Foreign Policy Scorecard

It's time for another look at Barack Obama's (BO) foreign policy scorecard. Let’s look at what has happened since he became President.

1. The Russians maneuvered to get us kicked out of Kyrgyzstan, our vital supply route to Afghanistan.
2. BO appeased the Europeans in the following areas: agreed to close GTMO; offered to work on climate control; told the Europeans the U.S. would not torture anyone anymore; told the Europeans the U.S. wants a broader foreign policy effort that includes acting mutually with the Europeans. In return, the Europeans, except for our Italian and British friends, refused to use combat troops or keep troop commitments in Afghanistan. Hey Europe, where did pacifism and appeasement get you in 1938? When G. Bush was in office the Europeans via NATO agreed to assist the U.S. by sharing the burden in Afghanistan.
3. In February 2009 the Pakistanis saw fit to release their national hero, A.Q. Khan (AQ) from house arrest. AQ is the father of the Pakistani bomb and wants an Islamic bomb. He has the recipe for a nuclear cake and in the past has tried to help Libya, Iran and N. Korea get nukes. G. Bush had his version of the Truman doctrine of containment for AQ and he got the Pakis to keep AQ quarantined in his home in Pakistan. Now, however, we have a new diplomacy, a friendly, talkative America that seeks out partners to work with. Hence, the Pakis felt their national hero could roam the Pakistani streets and travel abroad. He has reportedly planned trips to that beautiful resort Club Pyongyang and posh Club Tehran. Additionally, our friends in Pakistan have allowed the Taliban to institute Sharia law in the Swat valley. Pakistan is a becoming a failed state, a disaster waiting to happen.
4. The Secretary of State, Clinton gives the Russian foreign minister a stupid “press the red button” gift to indicate a new foreign policy relationship between the U.S. and Russia. Unfortunately, we looked like idiots because the red button was written in the incorrect Russian grammar and the Russian foreign minister pointed that out to Hillary. I guess all the U.S. State Department employees who speak and write Russian fluently were on vacation. Madame Secretary, the next time call the military translators they will do it right for you. If that fails, I know a few Russian linguists who can help you.
5. Hugo Chavez tells the Russians they can land their bombers on Venezuelan soil.
6. The S. Korean army went on high alert in response to N. Korean threats against S. Korea.
7. G. Bush got two binding resolutions from the UN Security Council concerning N. Korea; In April 2009 Barack failed to get a binding resolution out of the UN Security Council. Surprisingly, even the Japanese, who are directly threatened by the midget in N. Korea, Kim il Ping Pong, did not support us.
8. The President gives Gordon Brown classic movie DVDs that do not work on the Prime Minister’s electronic system; The President gives the Queen a gift that she already has. The President did not use proper diplomatic courtesy when shaking the Queen’s hand with his two hands. Wow, we look stupid to the Brits.
9. While discussing the Somali Pirates (Somali terrorists in my book) our Secretary of State looked like a fool standing and laughing with the Moroccan representative. What the hell was she laughing about? Innocent maritime sailors are being held hostage. Lives are on the line in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and Malacca Straits. Why didn’t Secretary of State announce that U.S. ships would now be armed? Why didn’t she organize convoys? Has anyone in the administration read about the war at sea in WWII? These terrorists have been roaming the oceans off Africa and Asia for years and the situation is just getting worse.
10. Barack bows deeply to the King of Saudi Arabia; some of us hated it when G. Bush waltzed around his Texas ranch doing the Texas two-step with the king. We saved the Saudis from Saddam, they should bow to us.
11. On April 2, 2009 the United States no longer existed as an independent sovereign nation. At the meeting of the G-20 in London a joint communiqué essentially announced a global economic union with uniform regulations and bylaws for all nations, including the United States. Henceforth, our SEC, Commodities Trading Commission, Federal Reserve Board and other regulators will have to march to the beat of drums pounded by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), a body of central bankers from each of the G-20 states and the European Union. In my opinion, this is clearly unconstitutional and surrenders our national sovereignty.
12. Forty-nine years of bi-partisan diplomacy is being dumped; Barack and his administration have decided to open up Cuba. Mr. President, at least get the Cubans to agree not to allow the Russians to land their Bear bombers in Cuba before you did that.
13. The U.S. is failing to confront the Mullah Nazis in Iran and hence Israel will have to do our dirty work and then get castigated by the world for it. I think we will have a major war in the Middle East within two years; the fuse is burning right now.

Bottom line, folks we have a bunch of diplomatic rookies in Washington and they are going to get a lot of people killed.

In 1960 we elected a charismatic, eloquent, young man to the Presidency by the name of John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK). Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union noticed JFK's lack of will at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba. Kennedy left our Cuban friends stranded on the beach without any American air power. Mr. Khrushchev said hum, that's interesting, I think I will start a Berlin crisis. After the Berlin crisis Khrushchev felt he could push JFK further and the Soviets erected the Berlin Wall. That wall stood until Reagan became President. Then Khrushchev felt he could push further and the Soviets secretly put Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles (IRBM) in Cuba. Fortunately our U2s discovered the missiles. However, then the world went to the brink of nuclear war when the U.S. blockaded Cuba. How did we get out of that mess? JFK traded the removal of Russian IRBMs in Cuba for the removal of our missiles in Turkey and we promised not to invade Cuba and remove Castro. We have lived with that situation for 47 years. I believe Castro is been the longest running dictator in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Friends, in September 1945 the United States had one enemy in the world - the Soviet Union. How many enemies do we have today? They are numerous and In 2009 we live in a much more dangerous nuclear world.