Smart Diplomacy Fail

So, how's that Smart Diplomacy® working out for ya, Mr. President?

Obama the party crasher

Foreign leaders were avoiding the president in Copenhagen Barack Obama is not used to being the guy not invited to a party. At the Copenhagen global warming conference, however, he found that not everyone wanted to hang with him. Our president can't take a hint.
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They had tried politely to keep Mr. Obama at arms length, but since he showed up, decorum mandated that they find a way to save face.
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The Copenhagen conference was a lesson in power and humility. The countries in the BASIC bloc demonstrated that the United States lacks the leverage necessary to convince them to make decisions that work against their national interests. And Mr. Obama is learning the uncomfortable lesson that there are limits to what his personal charisma can achieve.

I miss dem Cowboy Diplomatizin' days...


Given his current run of luck, perhaps President Obama should avoid the city of Copenhagen in the future. Apparently they didn't get the memo concerning the required genuflecting....