That poor ignoramus - Obama

The actions of our President as they pertain to international affairs continue to be unbelievably naive. He has demonstrated that he wishes his administration to have a policy of reconciliation and detente with foreign leaders and foreign nations that have been hostile to American interests. He has extended his hand to Iran with no preconditions and this act was labeled by Ahmadinejad as a signal that the United States has surrendered. He has extended his hand to Cuba's Castro brothers and received a rebuke only to be later altered once Obama ordered an electric news marque in Havana to be extinguished. He has extended his hand to North Korea with a requested of the renewal of 6-party talks only to be scoffed at.





Following this same behavioral trait, yesterday Hugo Chavez marginalized Obama's friendship overtures to Venezuela by again threatening severe actions against America. This time it has to do with a Pentagon program to assist Colombia with additional military advisers to maximise Colombian government efforts in combat attacks on it by Marxist rebels. Chavez is in the mix because Colombian and Venezuelan relations have at best been tense with claims by Colombia that it has evidence weaponry being used by these anti-government forces was supplied or sold or sourced by Venezuela. If American forces are added to Colombia it will be considered an "act of war" declaims Chavez.



This is the same Venezuela with whom, almost secretly, Obama decided to renew the exchange of ambassadors and the same Venezuela with whom Obama very quickly aligned himself in a protest against the Honduran exiling of its socialist leaning, Chavez mimicking President Zelaya. For some reason Obama believes that he can trust Venezuela and others like it and that they will treat him and America with great respect. Obama does not yet realize that his personality and his extended hand and his openly socialistic traits will not alter the desire of various nations to do America harm. The Obama behavior will only be used to America's disadvantage.



The only message being sent by Obama on the world stage is that America is weak and that there is truth in the "poor ignoramus" label assigned to him by the very same Hugo Chavez.