Who is Currently the Leader of the Free World?

[David]

You probably have seen where French President Sarkozy called Obama "naive and conceited." Then we say Bibi Netanyahu at the UN asking, "do you have no shame?" Dealing with Iran. Considering this situation who is the leader of the Free World or the "West" if you choose?

[dcannady]

There is no current leader of the free world. All are AWOL.

[David]

Who would be "other?"

[schaabdl]

DC may have identified "other" as "no one" given the rapid move of the US to "less free" state.

[FoundingFather]

I agree. There is no one. The lead dog has abdicated, and the pack are running directionless through the streets.

[David]

Losing Faith in the Commander in Chief
Jennifer Rubin - 10.02.2009 - 6:15 AM

The latest Fox News/Opinion Dymanic poll is chock-full of bad news for the president. But on foreign policy, the results are nothing short of stunning. On who they trust more to decide the next steps in Afghanistan. 66 percent say military commanders, while only 20 percent say the president. Even Democrats have more faith in the military commanders (by a 45 to 37 percent margin). On Iran, 69 percent say Obama has not been tough enough, including 55 percent of Democrats. Sixty-one percent favor a U.S. military action, if needed, to keep Iran from getting nuclear weapons. Fifty-one percent think Obama apologizes for American too much.

Less than a year into his presidency, this is a remarkable and widespread loss of confidence in the president’s handling of national security. This should actually come as no surprise. Neither his rhetoric or his decision-making to date has projected strength. He spent months arguing that we should close Guantanamo and dump the terrorists into the U.S. or into other countries. The voters disagreed. He dithers on Afghanistan, and the voters no longer see him as the best person to set our course. He sends video valentines to the mullahs, delighting in the notion that we can talk them out of their nukes, and waits for Russia and China to climb onto the Obama bandwagon (or Israel to do the dirty work for us). And Americans overwhelmingly see his performance as weak.

In short, Obama has already achieved what it took Jimmy Carter an entire term to attain: the conviction of a large majority of the American people that he is not protecting our interests or performing adequately as commander in chief. He can either stiffen his resolve to confront America’s foes or continue his decline. World events are unlikely to help him–they will only highlight his shoddy performance as our adversaries, seeing exactly what Americans do, begin to test and challenge the U.S. at every turn.

Joe Biden had a single correct insight during the campaign about foreign policy: Obama’s mettle would be tested, and “it’s not going to be apparent that’s we’re right.” For once Biden has proved to be the master of understatement.

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[David]

How sad that US patriots need to pull for the next British PM to keep us free.


David Cameron must fill the leadership vacuum left by Barack Obama
David Cameron must reject the folly of the Obama doctrine and follow the example of Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, writes Nile Gardiner.


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[Irish flu]

Netanyahu.

[FastEddy]

From URLesque.com - #11 on the top 100 list

[Hawkscall]

To me, Benjamin Netanyahu, C

[Orin]

Last I looked, it was me. Heaven help you all.

[bond]

Giggle... you guys think there is a free world !

[schaabdl]

After today's performance it definitely isn't the President of the United States. I don't think BHO had this much education in all his years at Harvard and done without a teleprompter in the room. Bibi rocked him and basically said - Mr. President, you are failure and know nothing.

[wancow]

Duh, everyone knows the leader of the Free World is Mymood I'madinnerjacket!

[FastEddy]

New to the Leader Board of most influential ... This just in: Those with the whip hand in international finance are The Private Citizens of Cyprus ... They will be the deciders when it comes time to pay the piper, g'ment verses private property rights this year.

The stand being taken by those Cypriote Citizens against the manipulation of their taxes and theft of their private property by those central planning fascist fools and greedy taxsucking helots in Brussels and Germany.

Right now, the Cypriote Citizens have only two allies in this struggle: Russian expatriates who likewise don't want their money stolen ... and the almost clueless EuroTrash media, who just want to see blood in the streets.



Caption: "This convoy of trucks -- photographed by Reuters -- was reported by local media to be carrying tons of euros to prepare for the [Cyprus] bank reopening."

"... Centuries of neglect by the Turks, the unrelenting poverty of most of the people, and the ever-present tax collectors fuelled Greek nationalism, and by 19th century the idea of enosis, or union, with newly independent Greece was firmly rooted among Greek Cypriots. ...

... Cyprus is the third most populous island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of its most popular tourist destinations.[22] An advanced,[23] high-income economy with a very high Human Development Index,[24][25] the Republic of Cyprus was a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement until it joined the European Union on 1 May 2004.[26][27] On 1 January 2008, the Republic of Cyprus joined the Eurozone. ...

... [Latest Wiki-Edit] The 2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis was resolved with a March 2013 agreement to close the second largest bank, the Cyprus Popular Bank (also known as Laiki Bank), levying all uninsured deposits there, and 40% of all uninsured deposits elsewhere in Cyprus, mostly held by wealthy Russians who use Cyprus as a tax haven, in return for a €10 billion bailout. All insured deposits of €100,000 or less will not be affected [believe it?]. ..." - Wikipedia

... And the Euro is also taking a beating, inflation wise. The Citizens of Cyprus will too ... between the possible losses of 10% to 25% of the value of the Euro (locally in Cyprus) and the 40%, more or less, in taxes on deposits being assessed by the EuroTrash g'ment(s), these folks will probably not take this lying down ... and may put the riot back in Cypriote.

DrudgeReport.com Headlines today:

'THEY HAVE STOLEN OUR MONEY'...
Cyprus banks reopen, with strict restrictions...
€300 daily withdrawal limit...
PHOTO: TRUCKS CARRY CASH...
No money allowed to leave country...
Russia to ban cash transactions over $10,000...
Security tight as tension runs high...
Stock exchange still closed...
FABER: Not Even Gold Will Save You From What is Coming...
Bitcoins explode...

[FastEddy]

"POPE BLESSES HUNDREDS OF HARLEY-DAVIDSONS" - By NICOLE WINFIELD - Jun. 16, 2013 - Ass.Press.

"... Tens of thousands of Harley owners from around the world descended on Rome for the four-day anniversary of the American manufacturer.

The main events were Sunday's Vatican blessing and a parade Saturday past the Colosseum and other historic landmarks — adding color, traffic and noise to an already colorful day in downtown Rome, thanks to a gay pride march. ..."

Leave it to the AP to note a PC non-event in the same article ...

I'm guessing: with El Presidente' slipping deeply in the popularity polls and the rest settling in for a long, hot, Arab Summer ... The Pope may now have more sway over International Media and the loud crowd ... maybe.