Under Obama can the USA have an actual Foreign Policy?

Last September, the Palestinian Authority went ahead with its plan to seek admission to the United Nations despite the objections of the USA and some other nations. Since it has been a long agreed and fundamental part of the so-called Roadmap to Peace that the final configuration and creation of the Palestinian state was to be negotiated between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, the USA saw this attempt to join the UN as directly contrary to and undermining of the peace process. President Obama issued his usual statements, but Congress actually acted; it passed a law that barred any American funds from being given to the Palestinian Authority if it went ahead with the attempt to join the UN. When the PA went ahead with its effort nevertheless, American funding of the PA was cut off.

Since that cutoff, the PA has come to a tentative agreement to join with Hamas for a national Palestinian government. Hamas, of course, is the terrorist group that controls the Gaza strip. When the Israelis were convinced to give Gaza to the Palestinians, instead of any sort of gratitude or even understanding, Israel got a base for terrorists to shoot rockets into Israel. Hamas still calls for the total destruction of Israel and the PA is supposedly going to merge with this group. In other words, the PA is moving in exactly the wrong direction if peace is the goal.

So now Obama is getting back into the act. Obama has notified Congress that he is granting the PA a waiver from the law that cut of American funding of PA activities. That's right, Obama is freeing up just under $200 million dollars for release to the PA. America asks the PA to follow the agreed course towards peace, and the PA ignores us. America labels Hamas a terrorist organization and the PA plans to merge with Hamas. So, Obama decideds to reward the PA. It makes no sense, none at all. Indeed, it would be like having Obama decide to give rewards to those committing crimes. Violate the rules and get a reward.

The truth is that in Obama's America, those who are punished are only the successful. If one makes a lot of money, he must be punished for what must be evil behavior. If one creates many jobs, he must be stopped. If one helps the economy grow, then perhaps he should be in prison. On the other hand, those who thumb their noses at the rules and, indeed, at the law must be rewarded.

I guess it is time for the usual ending: OBAMA HAS GOT TO GO!!!!