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Monday, January 31, 2011

While Obama fiddled

William Jacobson has this right (Hat Tip: Instapundit).
Internationally, it more is a matter of neglect and disregard, rather than a causal connection.

Having prostrated the United States before the world in the first months of his administration, and then having largely abandoned that world while focusing on Obamacare, we have watched a de facto Iranian takeover of Lebanon via Hezbollah, and a spread of Iranian and Islamist influence. It remains to be seen in which direction the Egyptian crisis moves, but all signs point to creater instability in the region and greater influence of Islamists.

The administration's complete obsession with Obamacare has had intended and unintended consequences, only some of which presently are known.

Update: Yes, I know, not all of the foreign policy has been neglectful. The Obama administration was quite active in supporting the Hugo Chavez-wannabee who tried to make himself president-for-life over the objections of the Honduran people, and in publicly scolding the Israelis for the lack of progress in peace talks.
Meanwhile, Jim Hoft reports that while Egypt burned on Saturday, Obama spent the day watching basketball and partying.

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1 Comments:

At 7:08 AM, Blogger Russel Harris said...

Yemen, Algeria, Albania are all experiencing unrest alongside Egypt.

And Tunisia is welcoming back the head of an Islamic extremist party:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704115404576096353954779120.html

 

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