Obama’s Foreign Policy Delusions : David Limbaugh

[Fay Dickson-- AKA doofs]

President Obama’s stunning declaration that the global image of the United States has greatly improved under his administration is another example of his ideology and narcissism’s blinding him to his many policy failures.

During a White House event with the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, he managed to turn the subject to himself, saying, “People don’t remember — when I came into office, the United States in world opinion ranked below China and just barely above Russia. And today, once again, the United States is the most respected country on earth.”

As evidence, the White House cited a Gallup poll, but it failed to mention a BBC poll showing that the United States is in the middle of the pack. Significantly, the BBC poll ranked the U.S. behind most of the countries with a positive image — such as Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, the European Union and Brazil — and ahead of mostly just those that always enjoy a negative reputation, such as China, Russia, North Korea, Pakistan and Iran.

Time magazine foreign affairs columnist Ian Bremmer says Obama’s claim that the U.S. is “once again the most respected” country in the world is absurd, as our favorability ratings have fallen by 13 percentage points in Germany since 2009 and 19 points in Japan since 2011. “Don’t bother,” he says, “asking the Russians.”                                         http://humanevents.com/2015/06/05/obamas-foreign-policy-delusions/?...