Krauthammer: Our Standing In the World Lower than When Obama Was Elected

Charles KRAUTHAMMER I think ░░░░░░░░ drop is well earned ░░░░░░░░ look anywhere in the ░░░░░░░░ Russia China Ukraine the ░░░░░░░░ East Syria anywhere and ░░░░░░░░ standing is lower than ░░░░░░░░ was when he came ░░░░░░░░ office And I do ░░░░░░░░ that the conduct of ░░░░░░░░ administration vis a vis ░░░░░░░░ Russians which has been ░░░░░░░░ of abject in the ░░░░░░░░ years contributed to that ░░░░░░░░ starting now looking ahead ░░░░░░░░ leaving all that aside ░░░░░░░░ United States has essentially ░░░░░░░░ cards to play in ░░░░░░░░ so I wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ the president for not ░░░░░░░░ sort of forced or ░░░░░░░░ Putin reconsider the occupation ░░░░░░░░ do not have a ░░░░░░░░ of leverage The Europeans ░░░░░░░░ no stomach for real ░░░░░░░░ and without the Europeans ░░░░░░░░ have the real interaction ░░░░░░░░ with Russia our trade ░░░░░░░░ minimal to about half ░░░░░░░░ the net worth of ░░░░░░░░ Gates Unless the Europeans ░░░░░░░░ joining in our sanctions ░░░░░░░░ will have a minimal ░░░░░░░░ All that we can ░░░░░░░░ I think is to ░░░░░░░░ the NATO nations who ░░░░░░░░ on the border of ░░░░░░░░ Poland Slovakia Hungary and ░░░░░░░░ that we are not ░░░░░░░░ to allow an intrusion ░░░░░░░░ NATO And I think ░░░░░░░░ the president ought to ░░░░░░░░ doing now is reassuring ░░░░░░░░ by scheduling military joint ░░░░░░░░ with them and with ░░░░░░░░ Baltic States saying I ░░░░░░░░ t do a lot ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine but I will ░░░░░░░░ NATO.”