NY Post: "Beaten Obama turns his back on the world"
Michael Goodwin of the New York Post has written one of the most interesting and succinct articles about Obama’s legacy that I’ve read in a long time. When describing the president’s fall from public grace, Goodwin says,
That’s sad for him, but hold the tears — his loss is mankind’s hope. If Obama wakes from his utopian visions and faces the truth, there is a fighting chance to reverse America’s slide and keep the peace.
But first, he must come to grips with the historic dimensions of what has happened, and I’m not sure he’s capable of it. The signs aren’t encouraging.
In drawing comparisons to former President Carter, Goodwin says, “In many ways, Vladimir Putin’s grab of Crimea is as significant as the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 35 years ago.”
Obama is still stuck in the belief that Putin is either crazy, or secretly looking for a way to save face and end the confrontation. He hasn’t accepted Putin for what he is because to do so would mean acknowledging that Obama’s whole approach to international relations has been a mistake.
The world, meaning friend and foe alike, already knows the president is uncomfortable with American power. The result is that his once-magical ability to inspire with words is now an international punch line because they are just words. He promised change and delivered disaster.
Read the entire article: http://nypost.com/2014/03/19/beaten-obama-turns-his-back-on-the-world/
