Obama's Nice Guy Act Gets Him Nowhere on the World Stage :
"When he entered office, US President Barack Obama promised to inject US foreign policy with a new tone of respect and diplomacy. His recent trip to Asia, however, showed that it's not working. A shift to Bush-style bluntness may be coming."
'A Lot Like Jimmy Carter'
I think the article hits the nail on the head, it's reiterating what the Conservatives on this side of the pond have said from the beginning about Obama's foreign policy. I won't even mention The Great American Apology Tour, that's the subject of another post. At any rate the article is a good read, and it's comforting to know that not all Europeans hate our guts even though that's what the MSM would like you to believe.
As an aside, I found the following synopsis about Der Spiegel (The Mirror) just in case you weren't aware of its background. I guess the phrase "Sturmgeschütz der Demokratie" appeals to me because I'm part German. Boll was Americanized from Von Boll, mit aus ze Von, und Umlats over the O.
Anyway here's the blurb:
Der Spiegel has a long track record of uncovering political misconduct and creating scandals, earning itself the moniker "Sturmgeschütz der Demokratie" (assault gun of democracy) in its early decades. With Stefan Aust taking over in 1994, the magazine's political stance is said to have drifted towards the right. Some argue its position had changed from being critical, but supportive towards the red-Green government to a "neo-liberal", "Thatcherist" stance. Others reply that Der Spiegel always used to be critical of those momentarily in power - be it the right or the left. In fact, politicians of all stripes who had to deal with the magazine's attention often voiced their disaffection for it.
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