Is The Middle East Doomed?

President Barack Obama leaves a presidential coin at the gravesite of 19-year-old Medal of Honor recipient, Specialist Ross McGinnis, who is one of two Medal of Honor recipients memorialized at Arlington Cemetery from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The President was at Arlington Cemetery to give Veterans Day remarks, November 11, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

How Obama's Foreign Pullback Dooms The Mideast -- David Francis, The Fiscal Times

Since President Obama took office in 2009, he has repeatedly said he has no interest in backing the kind of nascent democracies that were supported by George W. Bush’s administration.

“I’m not doing long-term nation-building,” he reportedly told former Defense Secretary Robert Gates and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2009. “I am not spending a trillion dollars.”

Obama indicated where he does want to spend America's resources this week when he told Jay Leno on “The Tonight Show” that the United States needed to invest in its infrastructure. It’s become one of the cornerstones of his presidency.

The focus on domestic issues has been especially evident in recent weeks. International crises and incidents have been breaking out around the world – especially in the Middle East. Yet because of the White House’s retreat from the global stage, Washington has been powerless to impact any of them.

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My Comment: I am always surprised to read posts like the one above by David Francis on President Obama's lack of interest on foreign affairs and/or his desire to disengage America from the troubled spots of the world. He has always been open and honest when he ran for President on where he stands and what his focus will be .... and that focus has always been on this .... and on this issue he has tried his best to keep his promise. America is tired of foreign wars .... billions spent on ungrateful nations, U.S. soldiers killed and maimed .... and President Obama personifies this 'tired' mindset. And while I do expect America to re-engage on the world scene one day .... I only hope that it will be done on our terms instead of being dragged into a conflict and/or crisis that we have no control over and/or desire to become involved in.