Obama’s ratings fall in Muslim countries Since his 2009 Cairo speech, the president’s policy approvals are down

   

MIDDLE EAST—Candidate Barack Obama promised to restore America’s standing in the world, and newly elected President Obama went on a world apology trip straight away but less than 18 months into his administration; the Muslim world is losing faith in the Appeaser-in-Chief.

According to a Pew survey, the Global Attitudes Project, Mr. Obama is more popular overseas than he is in the country in which he holds office, that is, by countries that embrace socialism and aren’t Muslim. Pakistani’s opinion of Mr. Obama have dropped five points since his 2009 Cairo speech from 13 percent to 8 percent, only 33 percent of Egyptians, 26 percent of Jordanians and 23 percent of Turks approve of America’s foreign policy direction under Obama.

If one recalls, the president stated in an address, “There has times when America has shown arrogance in the world” and he pledged to make inroads with hostile nations, particularly in the Middle East by shutting down the recruitment tool known as Guantanamo Bay, yanks the troops out of Iraq, and wrap up the war in Afghanistan. Yet GITMO remains open to this day and well into the foreseeable future, troops are to remain in Iraq for months and years to come, and he actually committed more troops to Afghanistan in a surge.

As the rest of the world is beginning to figure out what at least half the country knew over 18 months ago, Obama isn’t the one they’ve been waiting for. 

-- Killswitch Politick

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