Mr. Obama Time to Put Up or Shut Up

As a moderate Republican who feels the party is leaving him behind I do not care who is leading this country as long as we are led into the future a proper direction. President Bush was not a great leader to say the least but there is no way we can be sure what President Obama brings us either. In the past few days he has been confronted with two very troubling items: North Korea launching a long range missile and pirate attacks on an American Ship.

These issues are very different, but both will show us what the new president will do when faced with international crisis. The U.S. and North Korean governments need to find a way to talk...this is one of the major flubs of Bush's Administration, failing to talk to "enemies" around the globe. Reagan talked to the Soviets and that is one of the ways the USSR started to come out of the darkness. Our current Administration seems to be going in the right direction on this point, however what about these pirates?

I feel like its 1750 and Johnny Depp is looking for gold...too bad its 2009. For the first time in 200+ years an American flagged ship was attacked by pirates...200 years. These rouge thugs in a lawless nation are "Ship jacking" multi-million dollar ships and we have done little to stop them. Yes our Navy along with other world powers is patrolling the areas but has it slowed them no...this is not because we don't know what we are doing but the resources we have will never be enough. Why are world powers including the United States sitting idol why street gangs take to the water in speed rafts and take these ships, hold sailors hostage, and ransom millions from companies around the world. There is no excuse for the U.S., Great Britain, China, Russia, and all the world powers to sit on the sidelines and let this go. This is effecting all of them, this should be an easy agreement between them all. Law and Order needs to be installed in Somalia, either by a government of their own or the rest of the world.

Mr. Obama you said you will bring Change, Hope and the rest of your one word slogans that united the dolts around the nation. I say put up or shut up, lead the world like the rock star you are and find a solution to these problems. These two problems will not be the only ones faced in the next 4 years...and most likely will not be the most serious. However, the world and us will find out soon how Mr. Obama will lead the world.