President Piss-pot Update: [Sydney Morning Herald] - Amid all the heady global diplomacy at the United Nations and the G20 last week, one issue was conspicuous by its absence - Afghanistan. The reason is clear. Afghanistan is now Barack Obama's war, a war other world leaders want to distance themselves from, and a war over which Obama is paralysed. -- http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/afghanistan-starting-to-look-like-obamas-vietnam-20090929-gb0b.html
["L'Express, France] Chicago: "Slap in the Face" - Original Article (French): "Chicago's first-round elimination for the 2016 Olympic games mars the president... " -- http://watchingamerica.com/News/35254/chicago-slap-in-the-face/ [Folha Online, Brazil] "A Man Crushed" - Original Article (Portuguese): "The real shame is that the U.S. may not be ready for Obama. " - http://watchingamerica.com/News/35068/a-man-crushed/ [Al-Rai, Jordan] "Hiroshima...Is Obama Going to Apologize?" - http://watchingamerica.com/News/34987/hiroshimais-obama-going-to-apologize/ (I loved this one, clearly seeing Obama as the great apologizer) [Xin Hua, China] "Tire Tariffs Send a Bad Message" - Original Article (Chinese): "With the approval of the Chinese tire tariffs, Obama has clearly neglected - with the exception of the U.S. labor unions - many political and economic issues. " - http://watchingamerica.com/News/34871/tire-tariffs-send-a-bad-message/ [Yedioth Ahronot, Israel] "Say 'No' to Obama" - http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3778526,00.html [Le Soir, Belgium] "Obama's Eloquence Is Not Enough" - Original Article (French): http://watchingamerica.com/News/35026/obamas-eloquence-is-not-enough/ [Jerusalem Post, Israel] "Played for a Sucker" - http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1253627550527&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull [Sina, China] "Afghanistan: The Fall of the American Empire" - Original Article (Chinese): "The failure of the American troops in Afghanistan will most likely be the American version of the Battle of Adrianople in the year of 378. This battle was the prelude to the invasion of the Germans and the collapse of Roman Empire and has resulted in the ill fortune of Western civilization for 1,100 years! " - http://watchingamerica.com/News/34709/afghanistan-the-fall-of-the-american-empire/ [Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany] "Obama in the Valley of Tears" - Original Article (German): http://watchingamerica.com/News/35208/obama-in-the-valley-of-tears/ La Repubblica, Italy] "Charisma is No Longer Enough" - Original Article (Italian): http://watchingamerica.com/News/35011/charisma-is-no-longer-enough/ [The Times, U.K.] "Too Much Obama" - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6844984.ece La Stampa, Italy] "Barack, an Awkward Move" - Original Article (Italian): "The whole dynamic of [unveiling of Iran's uranium enrichment program] seems to indicate at least that the White House might have played a bad hand in its poker game with Iran nuclearly." - http://watchingamerica.com/News/35033/barack-an-awkward-move/ [Guardian Unlimited, U.K.] "Obama the Impotent" - http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/sep/22/obama-un-climate-change-europe [The Australian, Australia] "Obama is No Fonzie" - http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26116013-7583,00.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
