Obama’s World Tour
After a week that included three international summits, a series of meetings with foreign leaders and continental town hall meetings, President Barack Obama solidified his standing as Leader of the Free World. Although he’s extremely popular overseas, he confirmed this status – from his meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev about nuclear arms reduction to discussions about the sprawling financial crisis at the G20 Summit to today’s address in the Turkish Parliament calling for “a partnership with the Muslim world.†It’s been at least eight years since the world had seen an American President demonstrate his diplomatic prowess through a combination of intellect, confidence and statesmanship.