Topic: Obama's Dilema: U.S. Foreign Policy and Electoral Realities

[jpatrickham]

By George Friedman

September 20, 2011

"STRATFOR does not normally involve itself in domestic American politics. Our focus is on international affairs, and American politics, like politics everywhere, is a passionate business. The vilification from all sides that follows any mention we make of American politics is both inevitable and unpleasant. Nevertheless, it’s our job to chronicle the unfolding of the international system, and the fact that the United States is moving deeply into an election cycle will affect American international behavior and therefore the international system.

The United States remains the center of gravity of the international system. The sheer size of its economy (regardless of its growth rate) and the power of its military (regardless of its current problems) make the United States unique. Even more important, no single leader of the world is as significant, for good or bad, as the American president. That makes the American presidency, in its broadest sense, a matter that cannot be ignored in studying the international system."

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Obama: Like A Bad Penny, shows up in all venues! Maybe, what we need is an Obama site, after he is relieved of command, the stories will break Hitler's record!

[Libertas]

The morons who put this POS in office cannot think past hope 'n change, expecting rational tought to enter their puny little minds when entering a voting booth is like asking a Hippo to perform a high-wire act...and now we see the disaster that poor choice has created.  Think the morons know or care?