interesting op-ed in The Wall Street Journal re: Obama's foreign policy

[Ithaca-37]

This thing (link below) hits top gear right away:  "President Obama isn't faring too well at converting enemies to friends, but he does seem to have a talent for turning friends into enemies."

And then the piece ends well also:
"Coming on the heels of the U.S. public chastisement of Israel's government, the larger concern over the Karzai episode is what it reveals about Mr. Obama's diplomatic frame of mind. With adversaries, he is willing to show inordinate patience, to the point of muffling his objections when opposition blood ran in the streets of Tehran. With allies, on the other hand, the President is unforgiving and insists they follow his lead or face his public wrath. The result will be that our foes fear us less, and that we have fewer friends."

I'm reminded of a joke that was going around Germany in the early 1930s:  "Over in America, President Roosevelt celebrated his election by extending a hand of friendship to his enemies.  Meanwhile, over here in Germany, Hitler celebrated his rise to power by putting leg-irons on his friends."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303411604575168124014664404.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_opinion

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[arksis]

Very good article and oh so true.