tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post6643669331871255260..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: Obama Bows Down Low - AgainFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-14837135977681421792009-11-16T15:36:28.207-08:002009-11-16T15:36:28.207-08:00I think this incident and the fecklessness on Nort...I think this incident and the fecklessness on North Korea should be handled separately. With regards to the bowing incident, I'm no expert on how one greets a Japanese leader. Presumably there are individuals within the State Department and the Obama Administration who are. Also, presumably they advised him or should have. <br /><br />If America is to survive let alone thrive in the 21st century, good relations with countries like Japan will be VITALLY important. Assuming Mr. Obama handled this improperly this raises some very serious questions, especially since these types of snafus do not seem to be isolated. <br /><br />For example, when Mrs. Clinton gave the Russian leadership a red button that supposedly said "reset" it actually said "overcharge." Who is advising our leaders when they meet with important officials in other countries? Are they simply incompetent or do they have an ulterior motive? In other words, are America's leaders getting bad advice on purpose? As pointed out, we have a number of Islamists, Russian, and Chinese sympathizers within our government. None of those entities particularly want good relations with America right now. As such, we must ask ourselves are our leaders getting sabatoged by unscrupulous elements within the State Department and elsewhere. <br /><br />One of the reasons the voters elected Mr. Obama is because they felt he would be the best candidate to improve America's image abroad. As such, no one should want him to fail here. His failure is our failure.<br /><br />Now for the fecklessness on North Korea, two questions need to be asked. 1.)Can we realistically expect to win a war with North Korea right now or in the foreseeable future? 2.)Assuming the answer to question 1 is yes (whcih its not, as the answer is an emphatic no and I'm sure Obama and his team have been advised accordingly by the defense department) do we have the will to engage in such a fight? The answer here is no, as well. Most Americans realize there are much more important matters for Americans that the American government should be addressing. As such, they are not going to be willing to support such an endeavor assuming we could carry it out, which as I pointed out earlier we cannot realistically expect to win a war with North Korea. The North Koreans no doubt are aware of this as well. The ligistics of supplying a force that far from the American mainland make such a fight a fruitless endeavor. <br /><br />Given these realities what America and Japan should do is have all US troops and support personnel withdraw from Japan in six months or less. Japan is a VERY TECHNOLOGICALLY advanced country. As such, they should be able to have a formidable nuclear arsenal up and running in about six months. From there they can build up their conventional forces. In time, they could be a very formidable buffer between us and North Korea. Also, not having our forces on Japanse soil will relieve a major source of tension. This would go a long way toward the goal of improved relations with Japan. <br /><br />Once our forces are withdrawn, they can be redeployed along the borders. I would expect morale to go up substantially among our brave warriors, if this were done. After all, presumably they signed on to protect America and not to engage in some fruitless fight with North Korea all the way around the world.B.Posternoreply@blogger.com