Obama's Foreign Policy Is "Clownish"

Obama's foreign policy of apology tours, appeasing enemies, empty threats and double-crossing allies is not just comical and an embarrassment to the United States. Charles Krauthammer, writing in the Washington Post 10.16.09, calls Obama's foreign policy "clownish". Krauthammer notes:
1. Obama is all about making the people of other nations"feel good" about the United States and then in the long run they will behave as good citizens of the world.
2. Obama was silent when Iran suppressed demonstrators by shooting and imprisoning them. In order to not irritate China, Obama had human rights taken off the agenda for Hillary Clinton's recent visit there and Obama refused to meet with the Dalai Lama. In return, China refuses to join in any hard sanctions against North Korea or Iran and , with China is trying to destabilize the dollar by going to a new international currency standard.
3. Obama's "respect for Muslims" speech in Cairo and pressing Israel for a total freeze on settlements has not led to any resolution of conflict or change in attitudes in that region.
4. Obama's breaking the pledge to Poland and the Czech Republic to place a missile defense system in those countries has heightened fears in the entire Eastern Europe region that Russia will be unopposed in trying to regain control over former Soviet Union countries. Russia meanwhile refuses to even talk about sanctions against Iran.
5. In July, Obama stated that Iran must show compliance with inspections of nuclear facilities by the time of the G20 meeting or they would face "sanctions that have bite". Well, the G20 has come and gone the Obama has retreated from his threat and done nothing.
In addition, we have the months of Obama publicly agonizing over a decision about more troops in Afghanistan, in Obama's "war of necessity", after his appointed commander and the military leaders said the increase in troops was necessary. As one columnist wrote, Obama needs to realize that he in Commander-in-Chief and not Hamlet.
Obama's inaction and bowing to the will of various dictators is not just a joke. It emboldens the enemies of freedom to extend their influence. Obama is far from making everyone feel good about the United States; he is actually making the United States and the world less safe.