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	<title>Comments on: The Asia-Pacific Region Mulls an Obama Presidency</title>
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		<title>By: Elizabeth</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/6024/the-asia-pacific-region-mulls-an-obama-presidency/#comment-1029765</link>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>From Japanese commentators flowed considerable anxiety. Yomiuri, Japan’s largest circulating newspaper, said “so far, Obama has talked only in generalities.” The paper worried that he would be protectionist. Asahi, a leftist paper, said that for Japanese, Obama was an “unknown quantity.”

Yoshihisa Komori, a columnist in the conservative Sankei, called Obama “a frighteningly unknown politician” who would rely less on traditional alliances, such as that with Japan, and more on international organizations in foreign policy.

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I hope that Obama doesn&#039;t look past Japan&#039;s recent history of good relations with the US and the strategic importance of our relationship. Usually in the area of foreign policy there isn&#039;t much change from administration to administration. However, Obama amorphous &quot;change&quot; could mean just about anything because I haven&#039;t heard him say much of anything in the area of international diplomacy outside of wanting to have negotiations with our worst enemies without pre-conditions. 

And Japanese global influence is already significantly limited by a constituional prohibition against providing any substantive military support to the US. They are also fettered in the Korean nuclear talks by demands that resolution of a long-standing hostage situation be a precondition for diplomatic normalization with Pyongyang.

The Sankei right wing nationalists and Yomiuri conservative commentators are doubtlessly more on edge than the rest of the country with any policy liberalization, but I do think Japan probably is most concerned that Obama will sell out to North Korea on the nuclear issue and throw Japan under the bus. On the other hand, if Obama stays the course, realizes that the Japanese leadership is notoriously risk averse, and doesn&#039;t make any sudden, unilateral moves towards China or N. Korea, the relationship should be off to a promising start.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From Japanese commentators flowed considerable anxiety. Yomiuri, Japan’s largest circulating newspaper, said “so far, Obama has talked only in generalities.” The paper worried that he would be protectionist. Asahi, a leftist paper, said that for Japanese, Obama was an “unknown quantity.”</p>
<p>Yoshihisa Komori, a columnist in the conservative Sankei, called Obama “a frighteningly unknown politician” who would rely less on traditional alliances, such as that with Japan, and more on international organizations in foreign policy.</p>
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I hope that Obama doesn&#8217;t look past Japan&#8217;s recent history of good relations with the US and the strategic importance of our relationship. Usually in the area of foreign policy there isn&#8217;t much change from administration to administration. However, Obama amorphous &#8220;change&#8221; could mean just about anything because I haven&#8217;t heard him say much of anything in the area of international diplomacy outside of wanting to have negotiations with our worst enemies without pre-conditions. </p>
<p>And Japanese global influence is already significantly limited by a constituional prohibition against providing any substantive military support to the US. They are also fettered in the Korean nuclear talks by demands that resolution of a long-standing hostage situation be a precondition for diplomatic normalization with Pyongyang.</p>
<p>The Sankei right wing nationalists and Yomiuri conservative commentators are doubtlessly more on edge than the rest of the country with any policy liberalization, but I do think Japan probably is most concerned that Obama will sell out to North Korea on the nuclear issue and throw Japan under the bus. On the other hand, if Obama stays the course, realizes that the Japanese leadership is notoriously risk averse, and doesn&#8217;t make any sudden, unilateral moves towards China or N. Korea, the relationship should be off to a promising start.</p>
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		<title>By: IndayHill</title>
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		<dc:creator>IndayHill</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ROFLOL, josefAL</description>
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		<title>By: IndayHill</title>
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		<dc:creator>IndayHill</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Obama does not even know how many states this great country has.He mentioned 57 states during one of his many speeches.
How about his dislike of his Indonesian name, Barry Soetoro, given by his Indonesian step-dad, Lolo Soetoro? What Obama wants, he gets it, no sweat. 
Can anyone, please share, if this compassionate grandson, attended the funeral of his maternal grandmother, who died in Hawaii, the day before the election? Obama owes this white folk (his term)his life.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama does not even know how many states this great country has.He mentioned 57 states during one of his many speeches.<br />
How about his dislike of his Indonesian name, Barry Soetoro, given by his Indonesian step-dad, Lolo Soetoro? What Obama wants, he gets it, no sweat.<br />
Can anyone, please share, if this compassionate grandson, attended the funeral of his maternal grandmother, who died in Hawaii, the day before the election? Obama owes this white folk (his term)his life.</p>
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		<title>By: NetherLands</title>
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		<dc:creator>NetherLands</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Excellent article!

Let&#039;s hope Pakistan is more positive now on BObo than they were before he bought the Presidency. Reports on BObo&#039;s REPEATED statements he&#039;d bomb on Pakistani soil unilaterally didn&#039;t exactly garner positive reactions from Paksistan. And the Kashmir-issue p.o.&#039;d the Indian government enough to &#039;endorse&#039; McCain as well. 

Honestly, why is it that so many Americans don&#039;t seem to care about foreign policy in their Presidential elections (except for a repeating call for isolationism - which gets overturned by reality practicaly every fricking time after the election)? Anyone with at least half a brain knew McCain would have been better at it than BObo and his sock-puppet, and in practice it&#039;s the part of government the POTUS makes the most personal inprint. 

Obama Bought The Presidency</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Excellent article!</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s hope Pakistan is more positive now on BObo than they were before he bought the Presidency. Reports on BObo&#8217;s REPEATED statements he&#8217;d bomb on Pakistani soil unilaterally didn&#8217;t exactly garner positive reactions from Paksistan. And the Kashmir-issue p.o.&#8217;d the Indian government enough to &#8216;endorse&#8217; McCain as well. </p>
<p>Honestly, why is it that so many Americans don&#8217;t seem to care about foreign policy in their Presidential elections (except for a repeating call for isolationism &#8211; which gets overturned by reality practicaly every fricking time after the election)? Anyone with at least half a brain knew McCain would have been better at it than BObo and his sock-puppet, and in practice it&#8217;s the part of government the POTUS makes the most personal inprint. </p>
<p>Obama Bought The Presidency</p>
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		<title>By: JozefAL</title>
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		<dc:creator>JozefAL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;In South Korea, the largest newspaper, Chosun Ilbo, applauded Obama’s election but added: “Yet Obama has shortcomings, such as scant diplomatic experience and no administrative career.&lt;/em&gt; 

There you have it.  South Koreans are racists.  Do they not realize that being a &quot;community organizer&quot; is virtually the same thing as having an &quot;administrative career&quot;?  (A newspaper in this country that pointed out Obama&#039;s lack of administrative experience would be tagged as racist.)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>In South Korea, the largest newspaper, Chosun Ilbo, applauded Obama’s election but added: “Yet Obama has shortcomings, such as scant diplomatic experience and no administrative career.</em> </p>
<p>There you have it.  South Koreans are racists.  Do they not realize that being a &#8220;community organizer&#8221; is virtually the same thing as having an &#8220;administrative career&#8221;?  (A newspaper in this country that pointed out Obama&#8217;s lack of administrative experience would be tagged as racist.)</p>
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		<title>By: Northwest rain</title>
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		<dc:creator>Northwest rain</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was trained to look closely (analyze) past behavior in order to predict future behavior. There is absolutely nothing in Obama&#039;s past behavior to indicate he knows how to be decisive. 

   He is a passive aggressive -- and a malignant Narcissist, and he was not mentored by a strong leader, who was comfortable with complex details and complex situations requiring a Salomon like decision. 

   He is unlikely to surround himself with former capable leaders who can make decisions -- his ego will demand that only Obama can make &quot;decisions&quot;.

   Years ago for one of the college courses I took we had to draw all the major islands and land masses in the Pacific Ocean on a blank piece of paper. I doubt that Obama could do that (perhaps if he studied -- but it is doubtful that he&#039;d retain the information more than a few days.) So I doubt he even knows which countries neighbor each other.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was trained to look closely (analyze) past behavior in order to predict future behavior. There is absolutely nothing in Obama&#8217;s past behavior to indicate he knows how to be decisive. </p>
<p>   He is a passive aggressive &#8212; and a malignant Narcissist, and he was not mentored by a strong leader, who was comfortable with complex details and complex situations requiring a Salomon like decision. </p>
<p>   He is unlikely to surround himself with former capable leaders who can make decisions &#8212; his ego will demand that only Obama can make &#8220;decisions&#8221;.</p>
<p>   Years ago for one of the college courses I took we had to draw all the major islands and land masses in the Pacific Ocean on a blank piece of paper. I doubt that Obama could do that (perhaps if he studied &#8212; but it is doubtful that he&#8217;d retain the information more than a few days.) So I doubt he even knows which countries neighbor each other.</p>
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		<title>By: kim</title>
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		<dc:creator>kim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Excellent review.  Particularly interesting about Indonesia and India. Thanks.
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		<title>By: blog force one</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Obama has never been an executive  hence he will be heavily reliant on his advisors.   He will soon find out that the honeymoon is over before he is even inaugerated.   He has never beed decisive about anything and this will prove to be difficult for his team.  At this point we can only hope for the best and pray that he steps up to the plate and does the right things internationally.  A weak and indecisive U.S.leader will spell trouble worldwide so with this in mind he had better make policy and stick with it.  Many foreign govts will not survive if he eqivocates on major isues. Best of luck  Obama!   And God gless America. We need it!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama has never been an executive  hence he will be heavily reliant on his advisors.   He will soon find out that the honeymoon is over before he is even inaugerated.   He has never beed decisive about anything and this will prove to be difficult for his team.  At this point we can only hope for the best and pray that he steps up to the plate and does the right things internationally.  A weak and indecisive U.S.leader will spell trouble worldwide so with this in mind he had better make policy and stick with it.  Many foreign govts will not survive if he eqivocates on major isues. Best of luck  Obama!   And God gless America. We need it!</p>
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		<title>By: Northwest rain</title>
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		<dc:creator>Northwest rain</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Who knows? 

   O-vomit is a diplomatic zero -- no wonder there is a lot of confusion. 

   It&#039;s going to depend which one of the second rate hacks O-vomit has as &quot;advisers&quot; gets his attention first. 

   Unscripted O-vomit let loose on the world -- the whole world -- he&#039;s going to be a huge disaster. And then that wife of his -- miss manners she is NOT. Perhaps these two will give the world leaders a laugh -- sort of like is this the &quot;best&quot; you Yanks could find.

   And no he is NOT articulate -- the non English speaking diplomats etc. will be listing to the words of translators -- O-vomit&#039;s verbal tricks won&#039;t work in private meetings. Germany and England&#039;s &amp; Russian&#039;s leaders have already given O-vomit their grade (D- to F).

   Columbia and Harvard should be damned ashamed -- apparently there are no intellectual standards at those institutions of lower learning. 

   Thanks for this round up of opinions from Asia &amp; Pacific Nations.

   Oh by the way -- I wonder if Indonesia has discovered if O-vomit is still a citizen of Indonesia and if so -- is there a potential for blackmail?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who knows? </p>
<p>   O-vomit is a diplomatic zero &#8212; no wonder there is a lot of confusion. </p>
<p>   It&#8217;s going to depend which one of the second rate hacks O-vomit has as &#8220;advisers&#8221; gets his attention first. </p>
<p>   Unscripted O-vomit let loose on the world &#8212; the whole world &#8212; he&#8217;s going to be a huge disaster. And then that wife of his &#8212; miss manners she is NOT. Perhaps these two will give the world leaders a laugh &#8212; sort of like is this the &#8220;best&#8221; you Yanks could find.</p>
<p>   And no he is NOT articulate &#8212; the non English speaking diplomats etc. will be listing to the words of translators &#8212; O-vomit&#8217;s verbal tricks won&#8217;t work in private meetings. Germany and England&#8217;s &amp; Russian&#8217;s leaders have already given O-vomit their grade (D- to F).</p>
<p>   Columbia and Harvard should be damned ashamed &#8212; apparently there are no intellectual standards at those institutions of lower learning. </p>
<p>   Thanks for this round up of opinions from Asia &amp; Pacific Nations.</p>
<p>   Oh by the way &#8212; I wonder if Indonesia has discovered if O-vomit is still a citizen of Indonesia and if so &#8212; is there a potential for blackmail?</p>
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