Obama is now most concerned about his "legacy" - he is a narcissist and this is his self-identification; what greatness he left behind after his tenure as pResident.
Fully on display at Russia Today:
Obama’s humility: ‘We really are an indispensable nation’
Humility in foreign policy “is useful trait,” outgoing President Barack Obama said, adding that America is “an indispensable nation” that has “a lot to be proud of” in the world – thanks to having the most powerful military force.
Stupidly weak foreign policy is not national humility. The Iranians were openly laughing at Kerry (here, here and here for starters) when he was negotiating that nuclear deal. The Iranians stalled and played him for a fool and then, they had Obama send over a pallet of $400 Million in bills to get some hostages released. "Most powerful military force" - no thanks to you who gutted it every chance you got.
The assertion came during Obama’s sit in with HBO’s Real Time show host Bill Maher on Friday. The interview was focused on the president’s political legacy and domestic problems, but the commander-in-chief also shared his thoughts on why the US needs a military that costs over $600 billions a year, according to Maher’s count.
Yes, we spent 633bn on military in 2014. We also spent 813bn on Social Security, 536bn on Income Security (supplemental income and tax breaks) and 220bn on health care for a total of 1.56 Trillion on entitlement programs - almost three times what was spent on the military. To put things into percentages, that is 18% of Federal Tax revenues being spent for Defense and 69% of Revenues being spent on entitlement programs.
“The US having the most powerful military on Earth… helps up check the impulses of some other bad folks,” Obama said, giving North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his country’s nuclear weapons program as an example.
The Norks do whatever China wants them to - they are beholden to China for everything. Our "negotiations" with them have absolutely zero effect on their plans.
The Pentagon stages annual military exercises with its ally, South Korea, to prepare for a possible conflict with North Korea. South Korea is the world’s tenth biggest defense spender, investing about $34 billion in its military annually, compared to North Korea’s estimated $10 billion. Pyongyang insists it needs nuclear weapons to deter possible military aggression from the US.
Why the focus on North Korea - why didn't Obama talk about all the wonderful work we are doing in the Middle East, specifically Iran, Afghanistan, how we snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in Iraq.
There is a lot more at the site but the taste in my mouth is bad enough as it is. As they say, one does not have to eat the whole egg to know that it is rotten.
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