Our Feckless First Leader

Thomas Sowell: 

During the same week when the American ambassador to Libya was murdered and his dead body dragged through the streets by celebrating mobs, the president of the United States found time to go on the David Letterman show to demonstrate his sense of humor and how cool he is.

But Barack Obama did not have time to meet with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of a nation repeatedly threatened with annihilation by Iranian leaders who are working feverishly toward the creation of nuclear bombs.

This was an extraordinary thing in itself, something that probably no other president of the United States could have gotten away with without raising a firestorm of criticisms and denunciations. But much of the media sees no evil, hears no evil, and speaks no evil when it comes to Barack Obama — especially during an election year.

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Smart Diplomacy

Obama had no time to meet with Netanyahu (apparently he needed a siesta), but Romney will be speaking with him today.

Obama Damns Israel With Faint Praise

Obama refers to Israel as "one of our closest allies in the region," which leads Paul Mirengoff to ask, "Who ... are the other countries in the Middle East that Obama considers U.S. allies on a par with Israel?"

Read for still more on Obama's dismissive attitude towards Israel.

A Repeat Of The Carter Years Looks More and More Like Wishful Thinking

9/11/2012: American Killed, Consulate Burned, Embassy Overrun; U.S. Apologizes.

Hinderaker:  A low-water mark in the history of American diplomacy.

But the Obama administration is already starting to backpedal.

Byron York:  "Direct attack by mobs on an American embassy, involving death, the destruction of a U.S. flag and the invoking of al Qaeda -- on September 11, of all days -- will certainly stir outrage among many Americans. And the Obama administration's weak, apologizing response will likely prompt a strong Republican response in days to come."  As it should.

Related:  Obama declines request from Netanyahu for meeting in D.C., says too busy.

He does, however, have time for a Letterman appearance.

Democrats Boo "God" & "Jerusalem."

But after three votes, they put them back in the platform.

Perspective

Krauthammer:  Romney's Excellent Foreign Trip.

Of course, you wouldn't know it if you only followed the legacy media.

Just Imagine

Jacobson:  If Mitt Romney had talked about Palestinians the way Obama spoke about Pennsylvanians.

If true, This Is Just Awful

Via Gateway Pundit:  "According to a Foreign Policy report based on 'four senior diplomats and military intelligence officers' Azerbaijan has given Israel permission to land planes on Azeri airfields after an attack on Iranian nuclear sites. The Obama Administration leaked this information putting the alliance in jeopardy and endangering the Israeli nation."

If this is how it treats our allies, how does the Obama Administration treat our rivals?  Oh, right.