Dinesh D’Souza is right;  the specific intended consequence from President Obama’s foreign policy strategy is to retract US authority, and diminish US strategic influence in the world.

When we retreat – we create a void, into that void comes the strongest influence.  The influence may, or may not align with our interests – those interests become the secondary consideration.

Unfortunately, as a specific consequence to this strategy we are shifted from ‘action’ to ‘reaction’ regarding events, perspectives, alliances and controls outside our border.  We become, quite simply, respondants to the demands put upon us by others.   This is what we are all witnessing right now…. Cue the audio visual demonstration (emphasis mine):

CAIRO — On the eve of his first trip to the United States as Egypt’s new Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi said the United States needed to fundamentally change its approach to the Arab world, showing greater respect for its values and helping build a Palestinian state, if it hoped to overcome decades of pent-up anger.

A former leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mr. Morsi sought in a 90-minute interview with The New York Times to introduce himself to the American public and to revise the terms of relations between his country and the United States after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, an autocratic but reliable ally.

He said it was up to Washington to repair relations with the Arab world and to revitalize the alliance with Egypt, long a cornerstone of regional stability.

If Washington is asking Egypt to honor its treaty with Israel, he said, Washington should also live up to its own Camp David commitment to Palestinian self-rule. He said the United States must respect the Arab world’s history and culture, even when that conflicts with Western values.  (please read more)

Who is making the rules?

Refresh on the prior thread – and listen, really listen, to how Dinesh explains.