What Is The Obama Doctrine?

Two+ years into his presidency, and a media-type is asking the question. At least someone has figured out that "Yes We Can!" really wasn't a policy after all.

From AolNews.com: Anybody Know What The Obama Doctrine Is? by Ken Allard

OK, it's now one week later.

President Barack Obama dithers over Libya with the predictable result that things have become even worse. Earlier administrations might have sent cruisers, but we managed a commercial ferry to evacuate Americans in fear for their lives. The Brits, however, secretly sent in military aircraft to evacuate 150 of their nationals from harm's way. Even the Dutch sent in three of their Marines -- who were promptly taken prisoner by armed Libyan forces.

Meanwhile, the emboldened Moammar Gadhafi set about making three-hour speeches and sending his ragamuffin air force to bomb rebel strongholds -- close to strategic oil terminals.

It is as if the crisis-management team from Deepwater Horizon had relocated to North Africa to be closer to the next oil disaster. [ouch! The mother of all zingers!]

But wherever is the Obama Administration getting its grand strategy for dealing with the Mediterranean? Is there any strategy at all?

Up until two years ago, we had well-armed fleets patrolling a region where Americans once fought and died -- from Tripoli to the Kasserine Pass. So why are we acting as if a wacko chieftain in a clown costume is no big deal? That oil supplies and bombed-out refugees are of no possible concern? That Gadhafi's rants are best understood as the stuff of Comedy Central -- laughingly compared to those of Charlie Sheen?

The serious point -- from the Gulf oil disaster to just about five minutes ago -- is that we have a continuing failure of presidential leadership.

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Now, I'm not privy to what transpires behind closed doors at the White House or the NSA or the Pentagon, and maybe there's a secret Obama Doctrine. Or maybe their polling one as we speak. But based on observable evidence, it seems to me that a group of first graders pumped up with Mountain Dew and nitrous oxide, and left unattended in a Toys 'R Us warehouse, has a more coherent strategy. We're not witnessing "smart power" with our duly elected C-in-C, the US ambassador to the UN and State Department - it's more like a frankensteinish amalgamation of Neville Chamberlain, Rodney King and Sally Fields. Appease, appeal and approval.

Think about it - the administration won't even declare that the attack on US servicemen in Germany this past Wednesday, which killed two American soldiers, was an act of terrorism - even though the alleged shooter shouted "Allahu Akhbar!" when being subdued after the shooting. So it doesn't surprise me that when it comes to greater, even more treacherous international situations, the Obama administration is less willing to act decisively in the best interests of our nation.

So let me ask you, loyal and faithful AoftheA readers. Can you come up with the Obama Doctrine? Because it certainly looks like he could use one.

There are no prizes for this contest - if you want to call it that - but snarkify it up. I could use the laughs.