Obama’s talking to repressive regimes, and it’s not working, critics say

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Human rights groups and experts are charging that President Obama’s experiment of trying to engage with repressive regimes instead of shunning them and sanctioning them has been a dud so far.

His recent trip to Vietnam and lifting the arms embargo on the communist nation was met with cries that Vietnam’s human rights record has actually worsened since the U.S. began normalizing relations with its one-time foe.

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