‘Say that to your boss’: Samantha Power calls American leadership ‘critically important’

Posted at 11:40 am on January 12, 2015 by Doug P.

The words of U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power are interestingly timed, considering the criticism President Obama is taking for not going to Paris on Sunday:

Extremely powerful sights from Paris today as hundreds of thousands gather in unity and defiance following terror attacks.
— Samantha Power (@AmbassadorPower) January 11, 2015

Recent polls show isolationist sentiment at highest point in 50 yrs. But American leadership in the world critically important.
— Samantha Power (@AmbassadorPower) January 12, 2015

American leadership? Sure, that would be nice!

@AmbassadorPower You really should say that to your boss.
— Steve (@Steve3449) January 12, 2015

Heh.

@AmbassadorPower Yes. American leadership might have been nice to see in Paris this week, for instance.
— Jonathan Calt Harris (@JonCaltHarris) January 12, 2015

@AmbassadorPower like …not showing up in support of the free world
— BK (@BK00023) January 12, 2015

@AmbassadorPower if so important why did @BarackObama invoke the 'great French Kiss-off'…
— buster (@busternjax) January 12, 2015

@AmbassadorPower "Isolationist sentiment" Sloppy foreign policy will do that. Would be nice to see more decisiveness from the administration
— Patrick (@pmckiernan85) January 12, 2015

@AmbassadorPower Yeah, American president doesn't even feel strongly enough about terrorist slaughter in a NATO power to show up.
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) January 12, 2015

@AmbassadorPower pic.twitter.com/Ib0iq61wT2
— Rican conservative (@jdigg78) January 12, 2015

Speaking of leadership:

@redsteeze @AmbassadorPower to be fair, she sent a hashtagged selfie. https://t.co/ijE6HZURky
— Prudence Paine (@PruPaine) January 12, 2015

True:

Paid condolences to @franceonu this am. Our thoughts remain w. our French friends at this brutal time #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/aMYew7pd9n
— Samantha Power (@AmbassadorPower) January 9, 2015

So there’s that.