How much damage did President Obama do to our international relations? A new Gallup International poll of 66 nations shows how far US influence has fallen in the last 8 years.  The drop has been most conspicuous in our relations with our NATO allies. Four eastern European countries would rather have Russia defend them in case of attack rather than the United States. Bloomberg: By far the largest number of countries polled by WIN/Gallup International chose the U.S. for their go-to defense partner, suggesting that it remains the world’s only military power with truly global reach and alliances. At the same time, however, China and Russia picked each other, war-torn Ukraine and Iraq split down the middle, while those four members of the U.S.-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- Bulgaria, Greece, Slovenia and Turkey -- plumped for Russia. As U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis tours Europe delivering a message of tough love to NATO allies --...(Read Full Post)