Obama is on the side of the Saudis. That’s why he toppled Kadaffy. Kadaffy tried to have the Saudi king assassinated. The Saudis toppled Morsi and Obama went along with them and wouldn’t call it a “coup.” The Saudis and Israel both know that nuclear Iran is the main threat to them and Assad is Iran’s proxy.
He’s definitely on the side of the Saudis (Sunni). Somebody posted an article on FR about this being the defining factor in Obama’s actions. The article didn’t get enough attention, in my opinion, but I’ll try to find it for you. I hope I posted on it so I can track it back!
Also, while I thought the articles by Norman Podhoretz and Conrad Black that have been posted here today are truly, truly excellent (identifying Obama as a radical leftist who actually is carrying out his policy, because he intentionally wants to reduce US power and influence), they skipped the Islamist part of his persona.
I’m not saying he believes in anything but the religion of Obama. But he believes in anything that supports that religion, and since hatred of the US, the West, Christianity, Judaism, their intellectual culture and all their principles is the key to both Islam and Obama, he has clearly decided this is where his loyalties lie. And he has picked the wealthiest and most aggressive version of Islam - and also the one of his childhood in Indonesia.