Hope

For President Obama it is painfully clear to anyone who is not entranced by his oratorical skills that it is becoming evident his idea of hope is dangerous to our nation and our allies. In only 100 odd days it has become stunningly obvious that both our enemies and our allies have decided to play Barack Obama for a patsy and he's too arrogant or oblivious to notice.
While we wax philosophic about wanting to strengthen our ties and play nice with nations like Iran, they continue to pursue nuclear weapons. Obama hopes that by declaring our intent to stop trying to stop them, they will stop of their own accord. This is diplomacy??? It's insanity.
Israel, who has been our staunchest and most necessary ally in that region, is being left out to dry. We are literally forcing them to act as the tip of a spear that we are unwilling to throw. We have assured our closest middle eastern ally that we will unequivocally and unwaveringly not commit to standing by their side should they act.
North Korea has just restarted one of their reactors after having gained the supreme confidence a schoolyard bully gets when a black eye to the playground weakling goes unresponded to. Obama is that weakling. The ineptitude of his non-response and his acquiescing to an anti-american world body only highlighted the stupendous idiocy of believing countries that hate us will rally around us. After launch a missle that the world and America demanded they not launch, we did.....nothing. Not that we should risk a global conflict over it but clearly Kim Jung Il has been emboldend by Emo Obama's lack of resolve.
Even our allies have made him look like a stooge. While talking about the solid support given to him by Germany and France he pretends that he accomplished something. A review of what he accomplished makes one think that Neville Chamberlin was positively robust in his manliness. Yes, Germany and France supported our sending 18,000 more of our children into harm's way in Afghanistan but balked when asked to send some of their own.
Yes, Germany and France said that they supported the idea of America contributing billions in additional aid to the world bank and IMF but almost laughed out loud when Obama asked them to do the same.
Obama's vision of hope is like trying to grasp a wisp of air with a toothpick. Bad people use diplomacy as a tool to delay action so that they can continue to advance their agendas. Japan did it, Germany did it, heck even the Vietnamese did it during Tet....promising a holiday ceasefire....... Diplomacy only works when both sides feel like they not only have nothing to gain but something to lose
North Korea and Iran have nothing to lose. Their countries are a shambles.
Allies only stand by your side when the ends you are both pursuing align. Obama should be a closer ally to Germany and France. They are glaring examples of socialist ideology run amok and they have said enough.
But Obama is going to hope his way to a different outcome here.
What a mess he has created. Our enemies have been emboldened and our allies have become indifferent.
Where is George Bush when we need him???