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Foreign policy exactly suits Obama's strong points as a leader, which turn out not to be giving the masses a clear sense of direction and hope, but instead exercising good judgment on a case-by-case basis while thinking many steps ahead of the present moment.

The Middle East that Obama inherited in 2009 was largely at peace, for the surge in Iraq had beaten down the al Qaeda-linked groups. U.S. relations with traditional allies in the Gulf, Jordan, Israel and Egypt were very good. Iran was contained, its Revolutionary Guard forces at home.

I hope Mr. Obama has success.

So long as the global economy continues to recover, that remains Obama's No. 1 claim to successful leadership. Nothing else even comes close.

Obama has succeeded in descending even below George W. Bush in approval in the Arab world. It's minuscule, few percent.

The Obama presidency has two great missions: fixing the economy, and preventing Iran from gaining nuclear weapons.

Internationally, President Obama has adopted an appeasement strategy. He believes America's role as leader in the world is a thing of the past. I believe a strong America must - and will - lead the future.

The Obama foreign policy, in broad strokes, has been a disaster.

Barack Obama has been the architect of policies that have hurt our country domestically as well as foreign.