The World Will Like Us Again 4

The damage done over the last 8 years won't be quickly forgotten.  But the election of Obama is a great first step in the right direction.  Americans weren't the only ones with a close eye on the vote counting last night and only three countries (Israel, the Phillipines, and one other--I forget which) were backing McCain.

I've noticed a lot of people on this site--many whose opinions I generally share--discount the importance of having allies around the world.  That kind of outlook astonishes me, given the importance of accurate intelligence in the war on terror, the spread of nuclear weaponry, an increasingly globalized marketplace, etc.