Historically, the goal of American foreign policy has been to further our national interests. To accomplish this, Presidents seek to be respected. If a President is not respected by other nations, then being feared is the second option. Reagan was respected and feared. George W. Bush was not respected, but he was feared. Obama is neither respected or feared, which means our national interests will not be furthered under his watch.
The language of diplomacy is nuance and never “in your face” disrespectful statements. Because President Obama has no background in international politics, he doesn’t understand this game. The game he does understand is street basketball, so that’s how he operates his international diplomacy, much to our chagrin. His foreign policy is, “Don’t do stupid shit.” Literally, this is his foreign policy. Nevertheless, this is what he does repeatedly. Because he is base and crude, lacking the sophistication of a true diplomat, he has made one misstep after the other for six years, with the press giving him a pass because he is our first black President.
The rest of the world is not as forgiving as our Progressive media. Our Nobel-Peace-Prize-winning President is now the laughing stock abroad. When the Russian Foreign Secretary referred to Obama as a “monkey with a grenade,” it’s clear how disrespected President Obama has become. In fifty years, his incompetency will be a text-book example of what to avoid while leading.