By Rachel Marsden
HumanEvents.com
To gauge President Obama’s lack of direct involvement on the international stage, you only have to look at the popularity polls in Europe, where his numbers still soar at around 75%. In Europe, leaders often become better liked as their visibility, leadership and influence decreases. Politicians’ popularity can really soar when they leave office. The most popular political figure in France today, for instance, is former President Jacques Chirac. Despite his current and ongoing corruption trial, from which his participation has been excused due to reasons of demonstrable senility, he has never been so popular.
Obama, in contrast to his predecessor George W. Bush, has shown comparatively little hands-on international leadership on contentious world issues. Yet, even in America, he doesn't seem to be suffering much from it. His approval on the Libyan war sits at 42%, according to a recent Bloomberg poll—a figure not much lower than his overall approval of 45%.
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Obama, in contrast to his predecessor George W. Bush, has shown comparatively little hands-on international leadership on contentious world issues. Yet, even in America, he doesn't seem to be suffering much from it. His approval on the Libyan war sits at 42%, according to a recent Bloomberg poll—a figure not much lower than his overall approval of 45%.
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