I guess that the Obama administration’s new approach to diplomacy has failed to deter North Korea from launching a rocket over the territory of our ally, Japan. Despite President Obama’s personal warning to the totalitarian rulers of the Korean Worker’s Party, and despite Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s personal “shout out” on cable news, Kim Jong Il’s regime continues to behave in the same manner than it did during the Bush and Clinton administrations. It seems that the North Koreans found Obama’s threat as something less than credible. Obama promised that his election and foreign policy would result in greater respect and cooperation throughout the world. So far, when it comes to North Korea, the evidence indicates that this promise is not fulfilled.
One of the key tenants of the Obama campaign was that he would make us safer through his deep knowledge of foreign policy. His flaccid response to North Korea’s provocation is not encouraging. As a result, I don’t see how one could argue that the United States is safer from North Korea today than we were before Obama initiated his “new approach.”
Tags: Big Zero, foreign policy
