Perception is reality: How our friends and enemies perceive Barack Obama
Barack Obama, who was sold to the American people as the most intelligent, most competent presidential candidate ever, is beginning to look like hes not competent to run a hotel on Baltic Avenue, much less the house at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
The latest issue of U.S. News takes a look at the results of the last 17 months:
The end result is that a critical mass of influential people in world affairs who once held high hopes for the president have begun to wonder whether they misjudged the man.
They are no longer dazzled by his rock star personality and there is a sense that there is something amateurish and even incompetent about how Obama is managing U.S. power
America right now appears to be unreliable to traditional friends, compliant to rivals, and weak to enemies. One renowned Asian leader stated recently at a private dinner in the United States, We in Asia are convinced that Obama is not strong enough to confront his opponents, but we fear that he is not strong enough to support his friends.
Why so harsh, Newsweek? The guy plays a mean game of golf and doesnt he deserve a little credit for that?