The world is a tough neighborhood. Mr. Bush was not loved, but he was feared, which Machiavelli advises is a more durable position. Mr. Obama has sought only to be loved, but in the process has disappointed America's allies and encouraged our adversaries. The world has the measure of the man in the White House, and he doesn't measure up to the task at hand. Unless he shows a stronger hand, Mr. Obama will continue to increasingly follow global events rather than lead them.
It helps if you've read the book, rather than just the out of context quote. Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
You can listen to a podcast for another 48 hrs, iirc. Otherwise, transcripts are USD 18 ea. Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.
Al Qaeda views Mr. Obama with outright contempt, offensively declaring him to be a "house Negro" in contrast to purportedly "honorable black Americans" like Malcolm X.
That's interesting. I must have missed that YT of OBL. Or al-Zawa*. Or Al-Qaeda in, oh I don't know, Nashville? Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.
