Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Who Poses Our Biggest International Test?

Remember when Joe Biden told us during the campaign that Obama would be tested overseas soon after taking office? Well, it has started. Russia gave Kyrgyzstan $2 billion in loans and grants, and Kyrgyzstan immediately announced (in Moscow) that it was closing a crucial American air base, used by us to ferry troops and supplies in and out of Afghanistan. Iran launched its first satellite into orbit, with inescapable military implications. Pakistan freed A.Q. Khan, creator of Pakistan's nuclear bomb, and the seller of nuclear secrets to unsavory characters around the world.

Gerald F. Seib writes about the implications of these developments in yesterday's Wall Street Journal, which also asks the following "Question of the Day:" What country do you think poses President Obama's biggest international test? Russia? Iran? North Korea? Pakistan? China? Iraq? Afghanistan? Mexico? Or, will it be Islamic terrorists without regard to their country of residence?

1 comment:

Terri Wagner said...

I vote all of the above. Come on, let's be real, none of these countries like us or want to like us. They are envious and out to do us harm anyway they can. Trust no one. Verify everything.