{"id":33471,"date":"2009-09-16T01:01:01","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T01:55:23","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-05-19T01:55:23","modified_gmt":"2011-05-19T01:55:23","slug":"rush_s_morning_update_weak_america_september_17_2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2009\/09\/16\/rush_s_morning_update_weak_america_september_17_2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Weak America\r\n\r\nSeptember 17, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125101.Par.0002.ImageFile.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"137\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><BR\/><strong>Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Weak America<\/strong><\/line><BR\/><strong><strong>September 17, 2009<\/strong><\/strong><\/line><BR\/><img src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125102.ParBottom.95973.ImageFile.jpg\"\/><\/line><BR\/><strong>Watch It!<\/strong> <strong> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stream.rushlimbaugh.com\/cgi-bin\/members.cgi?site=rushlimb&#038;type=download&#038;clips=1&#038;stream=2009\/09\/Rush%20Limbaugh%20-%20Sep%2017%202009%20-%20Morning%20Update.mp4\">Download Morning Update Video in QuickTime<\/a><\/line><BR\/><strong>Listen to It!<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/mfile.akamai.com\/5020\/wma\/rushlimb.download.akamai.com\/5020\/clips\/09\/09\/MU091709.asx\"><strong>Windows Media Player<\/strong><\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/mfile.akamai.com\/5020\/rm\/rushlimb.download.akamai.com\/5020\/clips\/09\/09\/MU091709.ram\"><strong>RealPlayer<\/strong><\/a> <\/line><\/p>\n<p>The International Institute for Strategic Studies has issued a reportthat celebrates what they consider a weakened United States. &#8220;Clearly,&#8221; says the report, &#8220;the US share of &#8216;global power,\u2019 however measured, is in decline.&#8221; The London-based institute also says that &#8220;domestically, Obama may have campaigned on the theme &#8216;yes we can\u2019; internationally he may increasingly have to argue, &#8216;no we can\u2019t.'&#8221; Obama is praisedfor recognizing there\u2019s only so much America can do &#8220;to impose its views on others.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>America\u2019s difficulties in Iraq and Afghanistan have supposedly &#8220;exposed&#8221; the limits of our military power. The financial meltdown has sapped our economic base. In addition,we\u2019ve lost our traction in dealing with Iran and the Middle East;lefty think tanks areapplauding this.<\/p>\n<p>Robin Niblett, head of Chatham House, another London think tank,says the rise of power in China, Russia, and the European Union (laugh, laugh) has made it difficult for us to influence others. Besides, America has long been seen as the problemin climate change, the financial crisis, and Middle East policy. Niblett says Obama\u2019s &#8220;administration is far more frank about the US interdependence with the rest of the world, and that\u2019s a good thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>My dear Mr. Niblett. Perhaps a weakened America sounds good to you international lefties &#8212; and to Obama. But it doesn\u2019t sit well with non-liberal Americans. We\u2019ve been through this beforewith Jimmy Carter. Our answer to a&#8221;weakened America&#8221; was Ronald Reagan. Sodon\u2019t start celebrating yet; Americais not done&#8230;by a long shot. Besides, if we\u2019re done, so are you, pal, because you can\u2019t take care of yourself (and you refuse to anyway)!<\/p>\n<p>*Note: Links to content outside RushLimbaugh.com usually become inactive over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Weak AmericaSeptember 17, 2009Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer The International Institute for Strategic Studies has issued a reportthat celebrates what they consider a weakened United States. &#8220;Clearly,&#8221; says the report, &#8220;the US share of &#8216;global power,\u2019 however measured, is in decline.&#8221; The London-based institute [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rush&#039;s Morning Update: Weak America  September 17, 2009 - The Rush Limbaugh Show<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2009\/09\/16\/rush_s_morning_update_weak_america_september_17_2009\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Rush&#039;s Morning Update: Weak America  September 17, 2009 - The Rush Limbaugh Show\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Weak AmericaSeptember 17, 2009Watch It! 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