Obama’s Pacific Trip Encounters Rough Waters [How About Unmitigated Disaster?]
Obama’s Pacific Trip Encounters Rough Waters HELENE COOPER and MARTIN FACKLER November 18, 2009 SEOUL, South Korea — For all of President Obama’s laying claim to the title of “America’s first Pacific president,” Asia was always going to be a tough nut for him to crack. Without the first lady at his side, he would not have the kind of round-the-clock coverage the first couple got during their inaugural tour of Europe. Without a popular gesture like elevating the plight of the Palestinian people to equal status of the Israelis, he would not be showered with the kind of praise...
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