Remember how leftists made fun of Bushs "Mission Accomplished" moment? How is this any different? If anything this was much worse
I do distinctly remember after the Obama Administration touted the negotiations that would supposedly get rid of Syria’s weapons...the media was gushing, Chris Hayes went on the air that night and declared ‘this is what diplomacy looks like’. Diplomacy only works if the other side knows you aren’t to be trifled with. And due to America’s military and resources, the United States should always negotiate from a stance of strength with the understanding that there will be consequences if we are lied to or manipulated.
Obama’s ‘lead from behind’ strategy was not only ridiculous on its face, but it ensured just how the world would treat him.
The media, at home and abroad, may have loved Obama but world leaders smelled weakness from the get go and treated Obama as weak for 8 years. Iran treated him that way, Cuba did, Russia did, China did...Obama, like the rest of the Left, always detested America’s strength and influence...not surprising he would continually show a weak posture on the world stage.
Theodore Roosevelt remarked he was fond of the proverb: speak softly and carry a big stick. The Obama doctrine was speak softly, bow, and carry an apology note.