H President Obama is known for his oratory diplomacy but it almost never accomplishes in reality. Cordesman, a military affairs specialist at the Center for International Studies said, “The reality worldwide is a real concern about where is the U.S. going.” The U.S. government today looks increasingly confused amidst its many great challenges. Analysts say, a deadlocked Congress in danger of failure to pay on sovereign debt could trigger a global crash. McKinley, an Australian expert said, Syria and the U.S. budget crisis have shaken Australians' faith in their alliance with Washington. An influential German newspaper said, America is already politically bankrupt.

Yatom, a former director of Israel's intelligence service, said the U.S. handling of the Syrian crisis has hurt Washington's credibility. Arab Allies in the Gulf was dismayed over the policy redirection over Syria, and was suddenly uneasy over U.S. opening to Iran to deal with its suspected nuclear weapons program. While Asian Allies watch in deepening concerns as Pres. Obama cancelled its trip to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in Bali and the East Asia Summit in Brunei. What is the U.S. up to now on its pursuit called “Asia pivot” and the promise to rebalance military forces and diplomacy in the face of China? Huang Jing, a political science professor at the National University of Singapore said, “Despite the fiscal mess in Washington, Obama should have kept at least the trip to Indonesia for the APEC leaders’ summit, and show that the administration will make good on its promise to re-engage Southeast Asia even during the most challenging times.” Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said Philippines still views the U.S. as a dependable ally despite the many challenges it is facing. These factors give some Allies the sense that Washington is not as firm as it used to be in its resolveand its financial capacity, providing an opening for China or Russia to fill the void.

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Tidbits :

Iron Dome, the wonder weapon of Israel. It is a missile-interception system that has performed what Israelis regard as a miracle, draining a good bit of the fear out of the wail of an air-raid siren.The most-tested, if not the most effective antimissile system in military history.

Roni Potasman, the executive vice president for R&D says,“The big success of Iron Dome is not how many missiles we intercept. The main success is what happened in the decisionmaking civilian population environment.”The secret to Iron Dome is that it’s cheap.