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| 2011-12-31 |
| In recent months, a curious argument has surfaced in favor of US President Barack Obama. His supporters argue that Obama’s foreign policy has been a massive success. If he had as much freedom of action on domestic affairs as he has on foreign affairs, they say, his achievements in all areas would be without peer. Expressing this view, Karen Finney, a former Democratic spokeswoman who often defends the party in the US media, told The Huffington Post, “Look at the progress the president can make when he doesn’t have Republicans obstructing him.” According to a Gallup poll from early November, the US public also believes that Obama’s foreign policy has been successful. Whereas 67 percent of Americans disapproved of Obama’s handling of the economy and the federal budget deficit, 63% of Americans approved of his terrorism strategy. So, too, 52% approved of his decision to remove US forces from Iraq. In general, 49% of Americans approved of Obama’s handling of foreign affairs while 44% disapproved. These support levels tell us a great deal about the insularity of the American public. For when one assesses the impact to date of Obama’s foreign policy it is impossible to avoid the conclusion that if the US public was more aware of the actual consequences of his policies, his approval rating in foreign affairs would be even lower than his approval rating in domestic policy. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #4 63% of Americans approved of his terrorism strategy What? A few drones over Pakistan, in the midst of some pre-arranged protestations from some clowns in the Pakistani government, and that's the sum of the War on "Terror"? I have to wonder what his next move will be now that we are out of the region. Africa will now be swamped, and we are not making any moves towards it. |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-12-31 22:53 |
| #3 We lost Libya, Iraq, Great Britain, Egypt, Honduras, and a whole lotta face as well. His foreign policy was the worst of any President in history. Shut up potus, you have done NOTHING right. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-12-31 16:47 |
| #2 "and I would've gotten away with it if it hadn't been for those meddling Thanks, Karen. Pretty obviously a totalitarian leftist. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-12-31 15:32 |
| #1 his achievements in all areas would be without peer Calling someone peerless is not always a good thing. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-12-31 15:25 |