NY Times: Obama a Flop on Foreign Stage

Heck. Obama can't even get his own party to listen to him why should foreign leaders:

But eight months after his inauguration, all that good will so far has translated into limited tangible policy benefits for Mr. Obama. As much as they may prefer to deal with Mr. Obama instead of his predecessor, George W. Bush, foreign leaders have not gone out of their way to give him what he has sought.

European allies still refuse to send significantly more troops to Afghanistan. The Saudis blew off Mr. Obama’s request for concessions to Israel, while Israel rebuffed his demand to stop settlement expansion. North Korea defied him by testing a nuclear weapon. Japan just elected a party less friendly to the United States. Cuba has done little to liberalize in response to modest relaxation of sanctions. India and China are resisting a climate change deal. And Russia rejected new sanctions against Iran’s nuclear program even as Mr. Obama heads into talks with Tehran.

For an administration whose officials regularly boast of having what they call ‘the best brand in the world,’ there is growing “frustration with what other countries are prepared to contribute to advancing supposedly common interests,” said Stephen Sestanovich, a former Clinton administration ambassador with ties to the current team. Personal relations are important, he said, but national interests still dominate. “That’s what American presidents generally discover.”

Oh well, but they have nice polling to point to, isn't that better then concrete help in regards to wars and diplomatic issues. Since they are having problems let me give them some advice:

1. Support Allies such as Columbia and Israel.
2. Gangster leaders like Chavez understand power, good will is a commodity to be exploited by them.
3. Enough of the transnational jibber jabber, nations have interests remember that and act accordingly.
4. Try and make the expansion of freedom a core value, you might be pleasantly surprised how well it works.
5. Stop apologizing.

Considering the recent damage you have done in regards to the missile shield and our eastern allies, these changes can't come soon enough.