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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (776910)	3/27/2014 3:09:41 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1577123

Obama Gives Americans the Foreign Policy They Want AND THEY'RE A LITTLE ASHAMED: COLUMNIST By John Johnson, Newser Staff newser.com ( I'm quite happy! Not at all "ashamed". ) Posted Mar 27, 2014 11:31 AM CDT (NEWSER) – President Obama seems to be giving Americans the foreign policy they want—a "minimalist" one *that refrains from knee-jerk military intervention and requires nations to deal with their own problems, observes Robert Kagan at the Washington Post. So why, then, are his approval ratings on foreign policy so dismal, hovering as they are in the mid-30s? Kagan see a "paradox" at play: Yes, Americans "may may want a more narrowly self-interested American policy," he writes. "But they’re not proud of it, and they’re not grateful to him for giving them what they want." Obama's tough speech about Russia yesterday suggests that he may buck this very trend and rally the rest of the world in penalizing Moscow, but only time will tell whether he can do so in his remaining time in office. In general, America is adjusting to its reduced role as a world power, and Obama is the one leading that transition*. The public may want it, "but it is not something they will thank him for," writes Kagan. "To follow a leader to triumph inspires loyalty, gratitude, and affection. Following a leader in retreat inspires no such emotions." Click for his full column.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (776910)	3/27/2014 6:13:33 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577123

Psychologically, Obama is the one coming from strength........and Putin knows it. No one believes that. Obama may be focused on restraint and diplomacy, which is a good thing, but there can be no diplomacy without strength, and Obama really isn't showing any. Ten, believe what you want to believe. Most Rs believed that there were WMDs in Iraq............look how that turned out. Just watch what Obama is saying. He is pissing the shit out of Putin. Trust. I had my doubts but its looking more and more like CJ was right. Time will tell.