[Toronto Star, Canada]
Dziennik, Poland
As a Student of Realpolitik, Obama's Catching On Fast
"The
Nobel Peace Prize laureate not only absolves the sins of his eastern partners, but
makes deals with them that would make the odious George W. Bush proud."
By Zbigniew
Parafianowicz
Translated By Halszka
Czarnocka
November 18, 2009
Poland - Dziennik - Original Article (Polish)
Sunday: a meeting with
Dimitri Medvedev, reinforcing the reset of U.S.-Russian relations. Monday: a
dinner with Chinese leader Hu Jintao and declarations of a strategic
relationship with Beijing. Barack Obama's trip to Asia is definitive proof that
the American President, changing from a media-celebrated, idealistic politician
who dreams of world peace and harmony, is stepping into shoes firmly planted in
the school of political realism.
Obama realizes that the U.S.,
weakened by the crisis and conducting two wars, must negotiate even with those
who haven't yet read [Tocqueville's] On Democracy in
America. Without them, it will be impossible to disarm North Korea and Iran
of nuclear weapons, create a new START agreement, end the war in Afghanistan
and construct a new economic order for the decades that will follow the present
crisis.
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Obama's progressive
supporters will be disappointed. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate not only
absolves the sins of his eastern partners, but makes deals with them that would
make the odious George W. Bush proud. It is an exemplary Democrat, not a
hawkish neocon, who drives the nail into the coffin of the climate agreement.
For Obama, the condition of his nation's industrial capacity is more important
than mantras of deadly emissions.
Such
is the logic of governance. Even in the case of politicians beloved by the
media like Obama.
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China Daily, China:
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China Daily, China:
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Global Times, China:
'Obscene Postcard' Emerges
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Der Spiegel:
German Editorials - Obama's Soft Approach to China Won't Succeed
The Times, U.K.
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The Telegraph, U.K.:
Obama 'Breaks
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Criticizes China Censorship
The Australian, Australia:
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Substitute for Policy in Asia
Globe & Mail, Canada:
China 'Plays Down' President Obama's Visit
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