Hope 'n' Change Fading Overseas Too?!

This good article by noted Arab Neocon Fouad Ajami regarding Obama's declining status in the Arab world motivated me to put together this list of recent articles on the rest of the world's view of Obama.  I'm not totally sure what the rest of the world really thought about the United States electing Obama president.  Did they think that the US was showing that yes, we really are the land of opportunity...for anyone?  Did they think, well, it's great that we don't have to deal with that warmongering, moron-cowboy George Bush anymore?  Did they think, finally someone who will understand us third-world types, taking into account his heritage and upbringing?  I don't know.  What they're finding out for sure is that, well we've elected a kowtowing pussy for one thing, an egotistical ponce for another, and a short-sighted simpleton (from the top article) for a third; and consequently, the high regard the rest of the world had for him at one time seems to be slipping a lot recently.

Compare and contrast subservience and mutual respect.  As I've probably said before, I think that the rest of the world is most happy that the US is being turned back into the Pillsbury Doughboy it was during the Carter and Clinton administrations, not willing to stand up to anybody.  They will never like us, regardless of what we do until we're turned into supine Euro-Socialists or a third world basketcase.  Since they will never like us, it's better that they fear us than laugh at us.  Unfortunately, we now have the Town Fool in the Oval Office.