President Obama bows to Saudi king
Message: The president does not believe America is exceptional, so he feels insecure and subservient when meeting leaders of other nations. Bowing to others does not represent a positive role model for the leader of a great nation – or even a small nation.
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Sec. of State Kerry windsurfs
Message: American foreign policy is in the hands of an air-headed dilettante, so potential enemies should relax while friends should be apprehensive. Flowered shorts are not confidence builders.
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Sec. of State Clinton fails to protect her ambassador
Message: America will not even try to rescue its ambassador when he is in danger, so our allies should expect that in times of trouble, they will also be abandoned.
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President Obama draws red line in Syria, then erases it
Message: Use poison gas or other weapons of mass destruction wherever and whenever you please. America is gone.
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President Trump redraws line with 59 cruise missiles
Message: Use WMDs at your peril. America is back.
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Candidate Trump reacts to possible danger
Message: America now has a leader who remains calm and confident when under stress.
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President Trump reacts to ISIS tunnels
Message: North Korea, Iran, and ISIS will be in deep doodoo if they act on their warlike rhetoric.
Meta-message: Nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons make the world too dangerous a place, so bullies and sociopaths will no longer be appeased and allowed to roam free.
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