Obama Weakens International Standing Of United States

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Neutrals and enemies alike assumed that it was as unwise to be on the wrong side of America as it was beneficial to be on friendly terms.
The Obama administration apparently has tired of the global order that American power created. The president seems determined that America should become unexceptional, and his five-year-long efforts are now bearing fruit. The result is that no one knows where global violence will break out next, much less who will stop it.
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Obama has misled over Benghazi, flipped and flopped over Syria and Egypt, and deceived the American people on the Affordable Care Act.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/363895/jumping-global-tigers-back-victor-davis-hanson

NOVEMBER 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Jumping Off the Global Tiger’s Back
The Obama administration has little interest in world leadership.
By Victor Davis Hanson