The First Pacific President

[JW.Frogen]

Obama has just returned from his Asian trip having prior to his departure declared he was the first Pacific President!

Really? Ever herd of Teddy Roosevelt? He reoriented US military policy to start concentrating on the region, sent the “Great White Fleet” all over the Pacific and won a Nobel Peace prize for negotiating a peace deal between Russia and Japan. Does Obama think he is the first Nobel President as well?

Or FDR, who fought a little war over there, President Obama, you may not have herd of it, WW2, it made the US the dominant Pacific power.

Or Truman, who rebuilt much of the war ravaged region, confirmed with the Korean War, and by establishing permanent US economic ties and bases that the US would not turn from the Pacific.

Kennedy and LBJ who made an American commitment to fend off communism even in Pacific countries not vital to US economic interests.

Nixon, who ended the hostile relationship with China, went there when it was politically difficult to do and who the Chinese to this day see as a great man?

Ever heard of these guys Pacific President Obama?

Still, given the way Obama was pushed around on his Pacific trip, the Chinese saying no to every last one of your initiatives, and lecturing him openly (not done lightly in China) on US debt levels and the falling value of the US dollar and demanding what no other President could concede to, they call all the shots at all joint press conferences; the Japanese (who changed their own laws to send troops to Iraq at the request of Bush) telling you they want base closures and will no longer help with promised logistical support in the Afgan war, the Indians recently expressing their concern that the Chinese perceive US policy as weak and undirected.

Our first Pacific President did a lot of bowing, literally, before friend and foe, but he came back with nothing and left an impression of US weakness.

Maybe Obama is the first Pacific President? If he means the original meaning of the word.

No, there was always Jimmy Carter.

[Rainbow Moonlight]

Very interesting comments- i will look out for a news story on this

[annielaurie]

Yes, that is interesting. Is there a news article about that?

[Auzgurl]

yes an article/ news story please Frogen

[mantra.]

Yes - it is so, so, so very interesting Frogen.

[annielaurie]

Um, Obama is my president, and I'm just wild about him, he's soooo hot!

[Auzgurl]

I just love this err topic..



hurry up frogen

[Auzgurl]

Bill Clinton was the hottest President I think..I was jealous of Monica.

[JW.Frogen]

I made the entire thing up, there acutally is no Wizard of Obama.

It is just a little IQ behind a curtain pulling heart strings.

[JW.Frogen]

I wonder what Obama is going to do when he has to negotiate with a real tough bastard, like Putin?

Break out the Whitehouse knee pads and a bottle of Listerine Mr. President.