Originally Posted by kane

Here is what I know.

When the shit hits the fan in many countries what country do they turn to for help?

When that stops I will say we are the laughing stock of the world.

When Bush was in power I heard endless stories about how he destroyed America's reputation (and I'm sure with the invasion of Iraq some of it was true). I heard the same about Clinton and the first Bush and now Obama.

It is a basic, simple argument to make because it is impossible to prove or disprove. People who hate Obama will claim this, then they will give a few examples and assume they are right. Obama just showed up in an African country and was greeted at the airport by thousands of people. He didn't give a speech at the airport. He wasn't scheduled to do anything but get off the plane yet thousands turned out to see him.

I doubt they were showing up to laugh at him.