Ernie,
Raising the level of respect for America from an all time low to a new high.
Sorry but I have to disagree with you on that. We are still hated by most of the world and are now considered cowards along with it. Giving speeches, no matter who does it does not fix anything. It takes action not words. Putin, (spelling) said that Obama is living in a dream world. Both Israel and Palestine have basically told him and Hillery to butt out. But there is still hope. I see that North Korea is broke again and needs money to finish their bomb and missile program so they are willing to talk to him again. I just wonder how many Billions that will cost us. This is not meant to be argumentative, just my opinion which is worth about as much as yours.
Ron
