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Obama Suffers Setbacks in Japan and the Mideast
New York Times ^ | APRIL 24, 2014 | MARK LANDLER and JODI RUDOREN

Posted on 04/24/2014 9:53:06 PM PDT by Usagi_yo

TOKYO — President Obama encountered setbacks to two of his most cherished foreign-policy projects on Thursday, as he failed to achieve a trade deal that undergirds his strategic pivot to Asia and the Middle East peace process suffered a potentially irreparable breakdown.

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TOPICS: Agriculture; Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Politics
KEYWORDS: asiatrip; food; israel; japan; obamaasiatrip; obamaforeignpolicy; peace
From the article:

"Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was not able to overcome entrenched resistance from Japan’s farmers".

How about Japan's consumers? How about Japans Prime Minister? Do they have any misgivings about becoming 'entrenched' in American food supply?

How about this doozy:

"Other analysts faulted Mr. Obama, saying his decision not to fight for the legislative authority at home to pass major trade deals ..."

So Obama's only fault is he didn't fight hard to force Congress to forego one of it's enumerated duties?

Is this the harshest criticism the New York Times can come up with? No mention of his intransigence with the House?

He's burned his bridges and he's stuck on that little island of his presidency.

1 posted on 04/24/2014 9:53:06 PM PDT by Usagi_yo
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To: Usagi_yo
Obama Suffers Setbacks in Japan and the Mideast

In fact, Obama is brilliantly administrating America's decline.

2 posted on 04/24/2014 9:57:40 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: Navy Patriot

Why attribute something to malice when just plain stupid will do.


3 posted on 04/24/2014 10:03:28 PM PDT by Usagi_yo
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To: Navy Patriot

Yup, they Mmisspelled “Orchestrated” as “Setbacks”.
Common problem Most Journalists think AK47s cause global warming so they get a lot wrong.


4 posted on 04/24/2014 10:10:12 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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To: Usagi_yo
Why attribute something to malice when just plain stupid will do.

I am yet to be convinced that the left has no malice.

5 posted on 04/24/2014 10:10:47 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: Norm Lenhart
...AK47s cause global warming...

Well, happiness is a warm gun.

6 posted on 04/24/2014 10:13:03 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: Usagi_yo

You had to have gone forward before you can “suffer a setback”.


7 posted on 04/24/2014 10:13:46 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Obama's smidgens are coming home to roost.)
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To: Navy Patriot

you win the inTeRwEbZ ;)


8 posted on 04/24/2014 10:17:32 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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To: Usagi_yo

NYT comments are tough on Barry with few if any rebuttals from Obots...


9 posted on 04/24/2014 10:22:13 PM PDT by Seizethecarp (Defend aircraft from "runway kill zone" mini-drone helicopter swarm attacks: www.runwaykillzone.com)
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To: Seizethecarp
NYT comments are tough on Barry with few if any rebuttals from Obots...

didn't he bow to an Obot in Japan? What? That was a Sony robot? Never mind.

10 posted on 04/24/2014 10:41:59 PM PDT by llevrok (F the government)
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