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Heading to Oslo in Weeks, President Obama Faces Tough Days on the Diplomatic Front
ABC ^ | Jake Tapper

Posted on 11/17/2009 8:50:37 PM PST by indianrightwinger

Heading to Oslo in Weeks, President Obama Faces Tough Days on the Diplomatic Front November 17, 2009 7:27 AM

MoreBEIJING, CHINA -- In less than a month, President Obama will step onto a stage in Oslo, Norway, to accept the Nobel Peace Prize.

If Mr. Obama hoped that his week-long four-country visit to Asia, his first as president, would yield concrete accomplishments that might silence critics skeptical that he deserves that prize, he might be disappointed.

Though White House aides insist the president's trip was mainly to reassert a US presence in Asian diplomacy, and that his itinerary set no expectations for major feats, the president has heard disappointing news in the past few days.

On Tuesday, even as one member of the White House National Security Council seemed to signal his belief that President Obama would soon be pushing for economic sanctions against Iran for refusing to cooperate with international diplomatic efforts to end its suspected nuclear weapons program, Chinese President and Paramount Leader Hu Jintao Tuesday signaled he might not be willing to go along if the matter comes up for a vote on the United Nations Security Council.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: apec; china; debt; obama
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Asked how President Obama pressed the issue of human rights, Bader told ABC News that the US is most "persuasive if we have our own house in order."
1 posted on 11/17/2009 8:50:38 PM PST by indianrightwinger
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He could of done the whole trip with an email. What a waste case.


2 posted on 11/17/2009 8:52:01 PM PST by screaminsunshine (!!)
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0bama is going to put the United States at the mercy of every enemy we have. The US is being set up for a great fall.


3 posted on 11/17/2009 8:58:27 PM PST by unkus
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4 posted on 11/17/2009 9:04:38 PM PST by Mount Athos (A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
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To: unkus

Palin says Obama is BACKASSWARD. Perfect.


5 posted on 11/17/2009 9:05:28 PM PST by screaminsunshine (!!)
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To: unkus
The US is being set up for a great fall.

NOW you're catching on...
6 posted on 11/17/2009 9:05:56 PM PST by Signalman
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To: Bobkk47

I’ve realized that for a long time. You are preaching to the choir.


7 posted on 11/17/2009 9:13:39 PM PST by unkus
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To: screaminsunshine

Did she actually say Backassward or imply that? She speaks the truth.


8 posted on 11/17/2009 9:14:55 PM PST by unkus
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To: indianrightwinger

I thought the world was going to love us - after all, Obozo is out there apologizing for us right and left, and bowing to everyone who’ll hold still long enough. What a fool.


9 posted on 11/17/2009 9:16:59 PM PST by hsalaw
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“...the US is most ‘persuasive if we have our own house in order.’”

What is THAT supposed to mean?


10 posted on 11/17/2009 9:19:08 PM PST by EDINVA
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“President Obama will step onto a stage in Oslo, Norway, to accept the Nobel Peace Prize. “

Feel like I’m watching the Twilight Zone.


11 posted on 11/17/2009 9:20:54 PM PST by Rennes Templar (All Hail the Community Organizer -in -Chief)
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To: unkus

Yep. A winner. The Crats are in a Lose-Lose situation. We will run them off. How can the Crat media spin that?


12 posted on 11/17/2009 9:30:03 PM PST by screaminsunshine (!!)
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To: Rennes Templar

What is our worst danger to the Constitution? Obama and the Crats? Or Osama and the dumb ass Muzzies?


13 posted on 11/17/2009 9:31:48 PM PST by screaminsunshine (!!)
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To: screaminsunshine

Liberals always put themselves into the position where things turn around and bite them in the ass.


14 posted on 11/17/2009 9:33:29 PM PST by unkus
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The first rule of Liberal failure...We need more Liberalism...Yes..It must be a mental disorder.


15 posted on 11/17/2009 9:34:51 PM PST by screaminsunshine (!!)
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To: indianrightwinger
Our Leader
16 posted on 11/17/2009 9:35:31 PM PST by Tawiskaro
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To: screaminsunshine

The danger started when complacency took hold.


17 posted on 11/17/2009 9:38:24 PM PST by unkus
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To: Tawiskaro

Evil bastard!


18 posted on 11/17/2009 9:38:57 PM PST by unkus
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To: unkus

Yes but we always wake up in time. The peeps are going ...Hey WTF? This is affecting me now. I better pay attention.


19 posted on 11/17/2009 9:41:29 PM PST by screaminsunshine (!!)
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Liberalism must be a mental disorder. Something is totally sick and out of sinc.
20 posted on 11/17/2009 9:44:13 PM PST by unkus
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