Category: Obama Administration
"It's hard to see the awkwardness of Biden's visit so far having a broader political impact. But it does contribute to the impression, fair or unfair, that President Obama is presiding over an era of diminished American influence, in which allies and rivals alike feel comfortable thumbing their noses at a White House focused above all else on its domestic priorities."
"President Obama's world apology tour is now the stuff of legend, but even his worst critics probably didn't expect this week's footnote involving Libya's Moammar Gadhafi."
"Top advisers to President Obama reportedly are close to a decision recommending that the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks be prosecuted in a military tribunal."
"[T]he Obama administration announced that it would remain neutral [on the Falklands]. . . . [T]here are lots of reasons why our neutrality here is a bad idea. . . . We do not support all that the British do; nor do they always support us. But our centuries-old friendship should earn Britain special support from us in its disputes, even in the relatively unimportant Falklands mess. If Britain is not considered an ally, then America no longer has real allies. Read more »
