The Obama who introduced himself to Europe in Berlin in July 2008 proclaiming that the only way forward is to 'tear down' walls and 'build new bridges' was unrecognizable this Tuesday as he encouraged the Western countries in NATO to increase their defense budgets.
If armies of displaced, hungry, poorly educated, or nearly illiterate people are heading to the U.S. in search of an opportunity, it is also because they are persuaded that it is the land of opportunities.