I'd rather he handled Ukrain through consensus with our allies, rather than pretending we could strong arm Russia on our own. I'm willing to say that he has been good on some international trade that you mention though at a cost. For instance, he basically has given in to China's human rights abuses and has been more than willing to let our oil induistry be bought out by them, which I think is dangerous. I'm also strongly against the TPP, its secrecy and what it gives up regarding Canadian sovereignty. Opening Canada's markets is a good policy that he is pursuing, I just don't think it should be done at any costs, which seams to be how it unfolds.
In my mind he is also a major reason why Keystone has failed so badly due to his boneheaded moves regarding environmental issues. I think he has done more harm to the oil industry than help by being so one sided. Had he provided some movement on environmental protections(not just Keystone, but the entire industry), Obama may have been more willing.
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