lolife » diplomacy http://www.lolife.com blunt observations Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:26:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 OMG Obama smiled at Chavez! http://www.lolife.com/2009/04/omg-obama-smiled-at-chavez/ http://www.lolife.com/2009/04/omg-obama-smiled-at-chavez/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:26:40 +0000 lolife http://www.lolife.com/?p=959 I think that if Obama is kind and respectful to the leaders of Venezuela, North Korea and Iran it will be a good thing. Diplomacy is an art. The Bush foreign policy doctrine was a joke. Call them names, ignore them, demonize them — WTF did that get us?

Obama is obviously going for a “speak softly and carry a big stick” philosophy. He is not going to budge on the issues that are important to the American people. But he can do that more effectively if he is thought a kind and fair man by the people he is negotiating with.

Do I even have to explain this to you?

Yes, apparently I do:

You tell ‘em, Hillary.

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