Just going to repost what I posted just recently in another thread...gotta tell you, this blind, and it is totally and completely blind trust of Obama is something to behold.....


Not defending anyone...just recalling recent news...

Dec 2011



"As tensions between the United States and Russia increase over issues such as missile defence and WTO accession, Moscow is attempting to create a rift between Central Europeans and their North American allies, argues Lauren Goodrich.

Lauren Goodrich is a Russia expert and senior Eurasia analyst at STRATFOR.

"Tensions between the United States and Russia have risen in the past month over several long-standing problems, including ballistic missile defence (BMD) and supply lines into Afghanistan. Moscow and Washington also appear to be nearing another crisis involving Russian accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO)."

Russia's plan to disrupt US-European relations | EurActiv


March 3 2012

"Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton doffed her diplomatic gloves after Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Syria. Calling the February veto "despicable," she laid at Moscow's feet the "murders" of Syrian "women, children, [and] brave young men."
Not to be outdone, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin railed against the United States for indulging its "bellicose itch" to get involved in other countries' internal affairs. And he vowed that Russia will thwart American designs in the Middle East."

A cold-war chill? US-Russia relations falter over Libya and Syria. - CSMonitor.com

There are many more, and I certainly hope that Romney is wrong...but heard this tune from this administration before..one being the ME, and it is worse than ever,

More directly to Romneys point on geopolitics....

[B]"Despite the Soviet breakup twenty years ago, only Russia still possesses devices of mass destruction capable of destroying the United States and tempting international terrorists for years to come. Russia also remains the world’s largest territorial country, a crucial Eurasian frontline in the conflict between Western and Islamic civilizations, with a vastly disproportionate share of the planet’s essential resources including oil, natural gas, iron ore, nickel, gold, timber, fertile land and fresh water. In addition, Moscow’s military and diplomatic reach can still thwart, or abet, vital US interests around the globe, from Afghanistan, Iran, China and North Korea to Europe and Latin America. In short, without an expansive cooperative relationship with Russia, there can be no real US national security.


http://www.thenation.com/article/161...st-opportunity

"Russia's burgeoning oil and natural gas exports are underwriting Russian efforts to regain status as a world superpower

Russia, once an old foe, is again proving to be a major obstacle for America's foreign interests, and will continue to be a thorn in the country's side as long as oil prices remain high."

Oil Prices Fueling Russia's Disruption of U.S. Foreign Policy - Chicago Tribune

""Putin still aspires for Russia to be a superpower," says Steven Pifer, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. "There are only two ways for Russia to achieve that: nuclear weapons, and oil and natural gas sales."

This is news from TODAY, not the 50's folks !!!

Both China and Russia and a few others have recognized that the US administration(s) of today are much more permissive/tolerant of actions by others that could have a long term negative effect on America.

I still remember the old political cartoon of Kruschev with a big smile on his face and outstretched hand to Uncle Sam while holding a lighted A-bomb behind his back. That cartoon updated to today's administration would show Putin (or any other potential enemy) doing the very same thing except instead of a smile on his face he would be laughing out loud.

Obama's attempts at foreign policy have been to try to be everybody's friend including apologizing for the actions of the USA to separate himself from his predecessors. What Obama discovered very quickly is other countries on the planet do not buy his fancy speeches and BS.

We are very quickly becoming the "paper tiger".

Joe Biden is a good politician that follows the drum beat of his party and gets in trouble when he speaks with an open mind instead of the latest talking points.

btk

Foreign policy clash in US election - timesofmalta.com