Interesting article.
PRELL: Obama made them hate us
‘Weak horse’ diplomacy has ignited Arab hatred
Since Mr. Obama showed the Arab world that he is a weak horse, Lebanon has been swallowed by Hezbollah, Yemen is in chaos and is being taken over by al Qaeda, Pakistan gave refuge to Osama bin Laden and then rounded up those who ratted him out. In Libya, where Mr. Obama waited five months to say Moammar Gadhafi must go, the once-strong horse of America has shown the entire Arab world that it cannot dislodge one madman whom the whole world wants removed.
Just this week, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in an unveiled threat to Israel and the broader world, “We have a saying in our language: ‘If someone throws a smaller stone, you should respond with a bigger stone.’ We will defend ourselves within our capabilities.” That stands in stark contrast to Mr. Obama, who just last year announced to the world that America would not respond with its biggest stone - nuclear weapons - if it is attacked with a smaller stone.
The Arab world never loved us, but at least it respected and feared American power. Today, under Mr. Obama, the numbers show that a weak-horse America is less respected by the Arab world than a strong-horse America. Events in the Middle East show that the Arab world no longer respects or fears American power.
PRELL: Obama made them hate us
‘Weak horse’ diplomacy has ignited Arab hatred
Since Mr. Obama showed the Arab world that he is a weak horse, Lebanon has been swallowed by Hezbollah, Yemen is in chaos and is being taken over by al Qaeda, Pakistan gave refuge to Osama bin Laden and then rounded up those who ratted him out. In Libya, where Mr. Obama waited five months to say Moammar Gadhafi must go, the once-strong horse of America has shown the entire Arab world that it cannot dislodge one madman whom the whole world wants removed.
Just this week, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in an unveiled threat to Israel and the broader world, “We have a saying in our language: ‘If someone throws a smaller stone, you should respond with a bigger stone.’ We will defend ourselves within our capabilities.” That stands in stark contrast to Mr. Obama, who just last year announced to the world that America would not respond with its biggest stone - nuclear weapons - if it is attacked with a smaller stone.
The Arab world never loved us, but at least it respected and feared American power. Today, under Mr. Obama, the numbers show that a weak-horse America is less respected by the Arab world than a strong-horse America. Events in the Middle East show that the Arab world no longer respects or fears American power.
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