President Obama Didn't Impress Asia -- John Bolton, Wall Street Journal
China and others know exactly how to take advantage of a 'post-American' President.
Barack Obama's first visit to Asia since his inauguration was one of the most disappointing trips by any U.S. president to the region in decades, especially given media-generated expectations that "Obamamania" would make it yet another triumphal progression. It was a journey of startlingly few concrete accomplishments, demonstrable proof that neither personal popularity nor media deference really means much in the hard world of international affairs.
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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS
Obama, the Great Wall, and Nixon’s Ghost -- William Moss, Foreign Policy
Obama's Nice Guy Act Gets Him Nowhere on the World Stage -- Gabor Steingart, Spiegel Online
Allied Leaders Idling on Obama's Decision -- Barbara Martinez, Real Clear World/Global Post
Afghanistan: The Fifth War -- Hendrik Hertzberg, The New Yorker
The Battle Over ‘Hearts and Minds’ -- Newsweek opinions
How Obama is courting danger: Civilian trials set back the war on terror -- Andrew C. Mccarthy, New York Daily News
Major Hasan and Holy War -- Reuel Marc Gerecht, Wall Street Journal
Instability Ahead in Northern Ireland -- Paul Bew, The Guardian
The End of Bolivian Democracy -- Mary Anastasia O'Grady, Wall Street Journal
Slipping in Turkey -- Washington Post editorial
Don't Neglect India -- Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post
Cubans are still in agony -- Cay Compass (Story from the Miami Herald)
The Brewing Democratic Civil War -- George Stephanopoulos, ABC News
Old Soldiers Never Cash Out -- New York Times editorial