Obama’s Foreign Policy
April 21, 2009 by Guest Writer
Filed under General, International
Earlier this week President Obama attended the Summit of the Americas. He listened as Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega bashed our country and even called us terrorists. Obama responded to Ortega’s tirade against the United States’ effort to free Cuba from Castro’s oppressive dictatorship with a very weak, don’t blame me “for things that happened when I was three months old” response. This is shocking given that hundreds of American and Cuban soldiers died for this noble effort after John F. Kennedy called them to do so. This insults the memories of those soldiers, Kennedy and most importantly, American values.
What is President Obama’s foreign policy? It’s still developing, but his track record so far does not inspire confidence. It seems like it’s more about appeasement than promoting American interests. As Obama spoke about the dangers of nuclear proliferation, North Korea’s Kim Jong II launched a long range missile. North Korea is one of the most frightening regimes and is known as tyrannical and oppressive. According to CNN, Obama responded “Now is the time for a strong international response.” Nothing has happened, however.
Now is the time for strength, conviction and action. Our very safety depends upon it. Obama seems to be lacking all three when it comes to foreign policy.














