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Barack Obama left the annual United Nations meeting Thursday with his presidency reshaped by a new era of global turbulence and his worldview sharpened by global jihadism's "heart of darkness".
Read the article here: Obama leaves UN a changed statesman
The world has changed a lot in the last year and the USA and it's allies all over this planet have a lot of threats to deal with in the Middle East and in Europe and Africa.
The USA can't deal with all of those threats on its own, It will need the help of its allies.
What do you think?
I think he is right. I know I do not want us to continue to be the policeman of the world. I think our allies need to pick up a lot of slack. I think if something is happening in Europe's back yard, then Europe ought to take the lead and the heavy lifting. I realize there are places around the globe where we do not have that many allies, where we may just have to lead. But those allies of ours, if whatever is taking place in their backyard, then it should be up to them. We can help, but we should not jump into every little fray or ruckus that happens when we have allies closer to that ruckus or action.