Quote Originally Posted by David88vert View Post
He got Osama Bin Laden - something Bush couldn't do.

Bin Laden was simply him being the one in office at the right time. It is well known that the info that eventually led to bin Laden was acquired during the Bush admin, using tactics that Obama outlawed.


Quote Originally Posted by David88vert View Post
Another is the The Maersk Alabama hijacking in 2009.
This is the only one I could come up with. While it wasnt a major international issue, I think he handled it well.




As I have said, the Obama admin has been pretty damn quiet outside of self inflicted crisis. The current situation in Easter Europe has the ability to define his admin from a foreign policy viewpoint.