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The lead to this article in Bloomberg says everything we need to know about the state of American leadership in the world:
Europe is facing a convergence of the worst crises since World War II, and the overwhelming consensus among officials and experts here is that the U.S. no longer has the will or the ability to play an influential role in solving them.
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But now, we're stuck with a weak, vacillating, incompetent, and ultimately naive man who can't summon the will to defend American interests for the simple reason that he doesn't believe in America.
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“The question of war and peace has returned to the continent,” German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told the audience, indirectly referring to Russian military interventions. “We had thought that peace had returned to Europe for good."
What was missing from the conference speeches and even the many private discussions in the hallways, compared to previous years, was the discussion of what Europe wanted or even expected the U.S. to do.
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John Kerry speaks as if he is from an alternate reality:
“We know many Europeans right now feel overwhelmed by the latest round of challenges,” he said. “I want to express the confidence of President Obama and all of us in America that, just as it has so many times before, Europe is going to emerge stronger than ever,
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The mortal danger that could arise from this is that Obama may actually wake up one morning and discover that America's position in the world has been destroyed.
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What presidents for the last 70 years have strived to maintain - American leadership and influence in the world - has been frittered away by this president in less than 8 years.
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/02/europe_has_given_up_on_obamas_leadership.html
February 14, 2016
Europe has given up on Obama's leadership
By Rick Moran
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