b.o. MARCHES ON

Now, b.o. has shown that he cannot deliver on many of his promises to dismantle the Bush/Cheney style of governance/leadership of the United States.

He has generally failed when it comes to the really difficult dismantlings, such as closing Gitmo; successfully fighting the Afghan War; withdrawing all US forces from Iraq by a ridiculous date; or ‘bringing the nation together.’

But when it comes to breaking a promise to foreign allies – allies which have ‘gone out on a limb’ to support a US national interest – b.o. seems to have more success.
We are speaking here, of course, of his just now announcement that he is scrapping the Bush plan to create SAM missile sites in Eastern Europe to interdict Iranian missile strikes against the US.

Russia opposed the idea.

Bush said the Russian opposition could be dealt with.

b.o. has decided that it is better to sacrifice the missile shield than to court continued discontent from the Kremlin.

Watch the reaction of the East European governments. And boy, will this strengthen b.o.’s hand with regard to the Iranians.

Now they will really have reasons to see him in a new, truer light.
Yeah, right!!

And we should expect renewed interest from Putin&Co. with regard to US-Russian relations.

b.o. marches on.