social discourse is now a bit more critical of America than it was at its low-water mark at the end of the Clinton administration

That was the high watermark in my opinion!  Clinton was actually quite popular world-wide, and he left the US economy in good shape.

You actually don't challenge any of the 9 points I have made except to say no other President has done more in less than 2 years.  

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Only 2 years at the job, I think it would be hard to find a president since FDR (inclusive) that has actually accomplished as much internationally

So what are his foreign policy successes?  (I gave him credit for his domestic successes at the top of the story).

1. An as yet unratified nuclear arms reduction treaty

2. Fine speeches in Cairo, Berlin and Oslo which raised expectations but have yet to be followed up with achievements

3. Derailing the attempt to achieve a successor to Kyoto at Copenhagen

4. Enraging world opinion by refusing to condemn Israel's act of war against a civilian humanitarian effort...

5. Enraging Hispanic opinion by not addressing the immigration issue - thereby leaving the field open to Arizona to enact racist legislation

6. Doing nothing to normalise relations with Cuba...