Since the end of the U.S.-muscle era (pre-Obama), anti-American forces around the world have experienced a resurgence. The list is growing, but here’s some of what’s been happening:

- North Korea detains two American journalists for alleged spying
- North Korea kicks out nuclear experts and inspectors and restarts nuclear development
- North Korea fires off rocket over Japan in defiance of international pressure
- Russia threatens to deploy missiles in Eastern Europe
- Russia pays Kyrgyzstan to evict U.S. base that supports our troops in Afghanistan
- Somali pirates attack two American ships
Etc. etc. etc.

Roxana Saberi, Iranian-American Journalist

The latest slap in the face to the United States comes from Iran, where a U.S. journalist was sentenced to 8 years for alleged espionage. In spite of the fact that Obama has been making moves towards direct talks with Iran, for the first time ever they imprisoned an American journalist for these charges. The “trial” occurred over the course of one day and behind closed doors. Of course, the U.S. response was: this was “certainly not helpful.” That’s the best they could come up with at the State Department. The administration needs to wake up before our enemies escalate… innocent American civilians are being targeted abroad and it doesn’t look like Obama is doing anything except trying to make friends with dictators. This needs to stop.

-AG