Let us review the last few months in international affairs. Obama managed a complex and highly risky operation to find and kill Osama bin Laden, something that President Bush couldn't do in nine years. He also approved an operation to kill Anwar al-Awlaki, a man of small but growing operational importance, but great propoganda importance to al-Qaida.
Also, Obama used the United States' influence with Egyptian military leaders to push Mubarak out of power. Faced with a growing rebel movement in Libya which was confronted by the prospect of elimination by the Gaddafi regime, Obama backed an actually multilateral force to fight Gaddafi. It was a force that, most importantly of all, had the backing of numerous African and Arab governments. Today that decision has resulted in the killing of Gaddafi, a goal that President Reagan was unable to achieve by lobbing in a few missiles.
Added to the many terrorist plots that have been stopped by our law enforcement agencies, these events all form a strong riposte to anyone trying to argue that Obama is weak or an ineffective leader. Results matter.
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