Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. How To Get Obama To Make A Decision: Just Ask Him Not To 149 November 6, 2015 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in National Post (Canada) on 6 November 2015 by Kelly McParland (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Barack ObamaCanadaenergy policyinternational relations Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Germany: Trump’s Audacious Show of Strength* January 10, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungBy any measure, the brief, yet highly effective U.S. operation in Venezuela was an audacious act. 0 Taiwan: As US-China Discuss New World Order, What Deterrence Can a Hollowed-Out Taiwan Find? January 7, 2026. Published in UDN[Trump's] attitude toward U.S.-Japan security and Indo-Pacific strategy is even softer than it was in the past. 0 India: Attack on Venezuela: Superpower Intervention and the Politics of Accusations January 11, 2026. Published in Navbharat 0 Philippines: War Is War January 11, 2026. Published in The Manila Times 0 Spain: What’s Dying in Caracas January 10, 2026. Published in El PaÃsWhen the hegemon leaves legitimacy behind, only strength remains. And that ... is not a sign of power. 0 Topics Ghana: Is US Intervention in Venezuela a Step Too Far? January 11, 2026. Published in GhanaWeb[W]hat is illegitimate is any attempt to seize the natural resources of Venezuela and impose puppet leaderships on it. 0 Philippines: War Is War January 11, 2026. Published in The Manila Times 0 India: Panama and Venezuela, 36 Years Apart: How Bush and Trump Used Law to Break Law January 11, 2026. Published in FirstpostWhether George HW Bush or Donald J Trump, Americanimperialism is unabated—the pathetic excuses and the violentshock-and-awe tactics don’t matter; the results do. 0 China: Military Strike on Venezuela: US Hegemonic Actions Spark Global Wave of Protests January 11, 2026. Published in Guangming Daily News[T]he Trump administration appears to have lowered its reservations about using force, prompting concern within the international community. 0 India: Attack on Venezuela: Superpower Intervention and the Politics of Accusations January 11, 2026. Published in Navbharat 0 Mexico: Never with the Aggressors, Always with the Bolivarian Revolution January 11, 2026. Published in La Jornada[T]he Bolivarian revolution must continue to forge its path. Surrender is not part of the victorious legacy of Simón BolÃvar . 0 India: ‘Make America Great Again’ Not Just Election Slogan — It’s Trump’s Firm Resolve January 11, 2026. Published in Aaj Tak[Trump] is not trying to preserve the post-Cold War system; he has concluded that system has already collapsed. 0 Germany: Trump’s Audacious Show of Strength* January 10, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungBy any measure, the brief, yet highly effective U.S. operation in Venezuela was an audacious act. 0 Related Articles Germany: Trump’s Audacious Show of Strength* January 10, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungBy any measure, the brief, yet highly effective U.S. operation in Venezuela was an audacious act. Malaysia: US National Security Strategy: Keeping Allies within the System and China without January 9, 2026. Published in Oriental Daily NewsThe U.S. is no longer willing to continue as the world’s checkbook. Venezuela: Maduro Brought to Justice January 7, 2026. Published in AnaliticaIf it were not possible to assert our rights in Venezuela, then we welcome justice being carried out in the U.S. Japan: This Year, International ‘Our Country 1st’ Rhetoric Raged Internationally January 5, 2026. Published in Kobe Shimbun Canada: In Venezuela, Trump’s Donroe Doctrine Is Now in Action. Canada Can’t Sit on Its Hands January 3, 2026. Published in Toronto Star Previous articlePerception Is Politics, Mr. ObamaNext articleWhy The Media Plays Along With Trump’s Presidential Campaign LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment