Obama Sure Has Changed the Way the World Thinks Of Us

One of The One's talking points during his run to the White House was the inane notion that he could change the way the world thought of the US and that our actions after 9/11 squandered any good will and made us look like bullies. He vowed to change that, and boy has he ever:

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said Moscow will begin a comprehensive military rearmament from 2011.

Mr Medvedev said the primary task would be to "increase the combat readiness of [Russia's] forces, first of all our strategic nuclear forces".

Explaining the move, he cited concerns over Nato expansion near Russia's borders and regional conflicts.

This has been in the works for some time but they wouldn't have dared to announce this plan while Bush was still in office. the response would have been forceful and immediate. Now, less than two months into the BHO administration, we see that they have no fear of not only announcing this but their intent to stage aircraft in Cuba and Venezuela all the while giving us the finger. Our State Sept. seems about as confused as Obama is on this.

The Russians have much greater concerns right on their own border with China yet feel that they will not be rebuked if they park a dozen or so jets 90-miles from our shoreline. They think so little of the current administration that they coerced an ally of ours into giving us the boot from a crucial base that supplies much of our Afghanistan efforts and we didn't even say a word.

Welcome to the new world of Soviet hegemony, US apathy and the return of socialism to eastern Europe and our own hemisphere. The Soviet bear is back and we have a government that is loathe to confront them. Hope and change indeed.