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Sasha, you say "Obama is a first american president who understands what "diplomacy" really is."I think you are wrong and mis-guided, he is the other end of the spectrum of Bush and that the world likes.
However, Obama has
no prior diplomatic experience. He is handsome, youthful, charming, and when on the teleprompter he delivers a great speech to the masses. His voting record as a US Sentor is extraordinarily non-existent. His academic life was predicated on getting to where he is, by getting his card punched; he has not paid any dues.
Generally speaking, people in the states were so sick and tired of Bush and everything Bush reprepsented any opposing party was going to fare well against a Republican Moderate like McCain... who held Bush values and touted that too... especially when you go by the shallow visual basics of "old white guard" compared to "youthful and vibrant speaker who says what you want to hear". The good thing is Obama surrounded himself with good people - only if they paid their taxes.
America voted Obama in at 52%, which is nice; GW Bush won the last two elections on 51%.
Many US Presidents understood international diplomacy prior to taking office... Clinton was very good, as was Reagan, and J F Kennedy. I like Obama, but he has minimal experience in US Senate, and virtually no diplomatic skills. Case in point the recent blunder with the British PM.
Obama has never been challenged in his political life, not in Chicago, not in the US Senate and not so far in as President. Obama is un-doing
Condi Rice's missiles in Poland and Czech Republic, which is a good common-sense move; as they are no longer needed. However, if Russia puts long-range bombers in Cuba or Venezula... we are back to the Cold War politics and no one, since G H W Bush has experienced that.
The media loves Obama, as he says what all people want and desire. Honestly, who would not want free health care or any of the promises Obama made during the campaign? Who would not want to be employed and equal, and feel special? One of the problems is how does a nation pay for all of it? It is pure idealism and fantasy... then again that is American Liberalism at its finest.
Henry
