I'm Just Sayin'...

Does everyone understand why experience is relevant, now?

President Obama had never "managed" or "directed" or "headed" anyone or anything in his short and sheltered life before 21 January 2009. He had no experience executing a plan, or even formulating a detailed plan.

His only even slightly relevant experience was that of "community organizer" (read "street agitator") and he distanced himself from the unsavory part of that work during his campaign. But that, in fact, consisted of simply steering the anger of ignorant and sympathetic stooges to loosely focus on some amorphos and ambiguous oppressor know as "The Man".

Child's play when contrasted with influencing firm-minded, determined, accomplished leaders of the world.

We saw the extent of his naivete when he hopped across the Atlantic Ocean to deliver a short autobiographical sketch to the International Olympic Committee. He was confident that his charm and good looks would woo the IOC and convince them that, absent substance, detail, or definition, the Olympic Games should come to Chicago in 2016.

Heck, it had worked on the American People in 2008, right?

President Obama embodied the American arrogance and entitlement for which he has spent his presidency apologizing!

Here's a question for you: Has the USA taught people here that they deserve whatever they want? Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, and Barack Obama - arguably three of the smartest people in the country - walked onto the international stage and assumed that, with no relationships, no proposal, and no substance they would walk away with a plum like the Olympic Games? What's with that?

Now, assuming the IOC was neutral to the USA - which is probably true - and given the instant failure of "talking to them", how does Mr. Obama expect to be received in the gladiator's arena that is the world of international politics?

A classic strategy of weak, but determined opponents is to bide for time. Picture the fatigued boxer who hangs on his opponent until he is pulled away and the two are separated. What did he gain? Time.

Remember the talks in Paris during the Viet Nam war. What did the North Vietnamese gain? Time.

Think about the battered Palestinians. What have their many cease fires gained them? Time.

Time to build, to train, to equip, to re-arm, to rest, to plan.

Think about North Korea and Iran. What have the multi-party talks yielded for them? The same thing - time.

Is the Experience Thing a little more clear now?