“I truly believe that the day I’m inaugurated, not only does the country look at itself differently, but the world looks at America differently.” Those were President Obama’s comments in 2007, when he was still a U.S. senator seeking the Democratic nomination for president. He spoke specifically of his own appeal to the Islamic world, given his family ties to it.

Today, screaming mobs are attacking our embassies in Muslim countries, burning Obama in effigy, and even taunting him with chants supportive of the al Qaeda boss he killed over a year ago. Much of the world hated America before Obama was elected, and it continues to do so — apparently to his great surprise.