Nicolas Sarkozy distancing himself from Obama
Fed up with Barack Obama’s naiveté and far-left agenda, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has decided to distance himself from his American colleague. Where Sarkozy once was strongly pro-American, he has now shifted his focus from the U.S. to other international allies.
Didier Billion of the Institute of International & Strategic Relations says: “Sarkozy has clearly been thrown off course in his relations with America.” Another foreign affairs expert, Bruno Tertrais from the Foundation for Strategic Research, adds: “There is an annoyance about what the French see as naivety in the Obama administration.”
One major sticking point has been President Obama’s softer stance on Iran, while President Sarkozy prefers a more hawkish approach. Sarkozy said last month: “I support America’s outstretched hand. But what has the international community gained from these offers of dialogue? Nothing but more enriched uranium and centrifuges.”
It’s fascinating to see just how much America’s relationships with traditional allies has changed since Obama took office. Countries that were decidedly pro-American under George W. Bush, feel betrayed by his successor. Governments that, on the other hand, opposed Bush strongly, are Obama’s biggest fans.
Read my whole post at Hot Air.
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“I support America’s outstretched hand. But what has the international community gained from these offers of dialogue? Nothing but more enriched uranium and centrifuges.”
I guess the French President doesnt share some of the American Dove’s soft power stances when it comes to certain foreign policy strategy.
This president is looking worse then Jimmy Carter did. The only question is how much damage the insane, run amuck left congress will do before we vote them out in 2010.
Funny but I could find any links to this supposed Reuters analysis. A Google search at Reuters yields nothing like this:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Sarkozy+shifting+focus+Obama+naivety+site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2F&aq=f&oq=&aqi=
Here you go, Rudi:
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-43390720091023
Countries that were decidedly pro-American under George W. Bush, feel betrayed by his successor.
Gee, I wonder why eastern Europe, Honduras, or Israel would feel that way…much less other nations.
Countries that were decidedly pro-American under George W. Bush, feel betrayed by his successor.
Polling shows that Poland’s public welcomes Obamama over the failed Bush administration.
http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2009/09/21/not-a-snub/