Pirate's Cove

Amazing, simply amazing. The Pretender-In-Chief takes yet another vieled shot at Bush and America in a place where the majority of graduates would not vote for him

President Obama outlined a new national security strategy rooted in diplomatic engagement and international alliances on Saturday as he repudiated his predecessor’s emphasis on unilateral American power and the right to wage pre-emptive war.

In other words, Bush sucked because he put America, her people, and her interests first, plus, he is intending to continue bring America down from its exceptionalism to the level of 2nd world nations.

Eight years after President George W. Bush came to the United States Military Academy here to set a new course for American security in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, Mr. Obama used the same setting to offer a revised doctrine, one that vowed no retreat against enemies while seeking “national renewal and global leadership.”

Will there be a global test, ala John Kerry?

“Yes, we are clear-eyed about the shortfalls of our international system,” the president told graduating cadets. “But America has not succeeded by stepping outside the currents of international cooperation. We have succeeded by steering those currents in the direction of liberty and justice, so nations thrive by meeting their responsibilities, and face consequences when they don’t.”

Yet, the Obama administration has not cared much about spreading liberty and democracy, instead opting for realpolitik, ie, weak foreign policy designed to appease other countries. And when he says “justice,” he means social justice, ie, redistribution of, well, everything.

Mr. Obama said the United States “will be steadfast in strengthening those old alliances that have served us so well” while also trying to “build new partnerships and shape stronger international standards and institutions.” He added: “This engagement is not an end in itself. The international order we seek is one that can resolve the challenges of our times.”

First, Obama has basically harmed most of our old alliances, and has made America weak to the point on the international stage that nations are making their own alliances, since they think they cannot depend on America. Second, whenever someone starts talking about a new international order, be concerned, especially when he already despises his own country, and lets everyone know it.

Others: Hot Air, The Moderate Voice Riehl World View, Truthdig, Maggie’s Farm and Mudville Gazette