What Obama Should Have Done in the Last Four Years and Won’t Do in the Next Four Years
Over and over again I’ve written about what President Barack Obama should do. Now the voters have given him a new chance. He could take it and change his policy. I don’t believe he will do that, but let me lay out both what he’s been wrong about and what he should do, just in case Obama is seeking a different approach.
What he did in the first term and will do in the second term: fostered revolutionary Islamism in Egypt, the Gaza Strip, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey.
What he should have done and should do now: what Franklin Rooosevelt did in 1941, Harry Truman did in 1947, and George Bush in 1990 — led an international coalition that will systematically fight against a totalitarian enemy.
Today, that means revolutionary Islamism. The loose coalition should include Europe, anti-Islamist Arab regimes (Morocco, Algeria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf Arab states), and pro-democratic opposition movements (Turkey, Lebanon, Iran, and Syria).
What he did: supported Islamist opposition groups.
What he should have done: supported anti-Islamist and moderate opposition groups.
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Another thing he could do is just stay right out of foreign conflict altogether. Trade with them, visit with them, but don't get into squabbles or take sides! I have to admit I was ecstatic about taking out Saddam and Bin Laden, but really what's the point? You knock down two a$$holes and ten more crop up!
The political cultures of America and Canada are fundamentally different. That is a major difference in national character.
Not really all that different, we respect the same general freedoms and both have national pride (they may wear theirs on their sleeve a little more)