Obama’s Foreign Policy Still A Zero
A few weeks ago, the media were abuzz over how the brilliant Obama (compared to that stupid cowboy from Crawford) had reset relations with Russia. Obama had pleased Russia by cancelling the missile defense shield in Eastern Europe. Now the grateful Russians would surely work with us to get tough on Iran. Great theory, but apparently Obama forgot to check the fine print in the “understanding” he made with Russia.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to Moscow this week to work out how Russia would join us to impose real sanctions on Iran. But, alas, she left the meeting murmuring that the time wasn’t right for sanctions. Today, we found out why she was so glum. The real power in Russia, Vladimir Putin, warned the U.S. and others not to “intimidate” Iran and pointedly added that talk of sanctions was “premature.”
So, let’s add up the score:
- The U.S. won’t install a defensive missile shield, angering our allies in Poland and the Czech Republic.
- Iran has stepped up its work to get the bomb and produce missiles to deliver it.
- Russia continues to make sanctions against Iran impossible.
Final score: Nobel Peace Prize winner Obama 0, Russia/Iran 3.
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