Could it come down to Obama versus a female to head the United Nations? Obama is a globalist and he has proven to be very loyal to the Muslim Brotherhood and those Islamic based countries could endorse him, but….no previous sitting U.S. president has built a failed legacy in foreign affairs as Barack Obama has including Jimmy Carter.
There are others with some interest in the post.
Kevin Rudd.
He is an Australian ex-Prime Minister and current Foreign Minister. He has made public his intentions to run for Secretary-General.Rudd is popular in the Australian and international community – including China (he speaks fluent Mandarin).
Note that Ban-Ki Moon’s successor has not been named yet, as of writing. There are others as noted here.
Those countries with a vote, one should determine who would support Obama in this role. Saudis, Russians, Chinese?
TownHall: U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s term expires in early 2017, making Obama’s bid for the position a possibility. Last year after his speech at West Point, some pointed out that he sounded an awful lot like he was campaigning for the role.
Netanyahu leading effort to thwart Obama bid for U.N. chief
WashingtonTimes: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly is planning payback for President Obama’s dismissing Mr. Netanyahu’s objections to the Iran nuclear deal last year. Mr. Netanyahu is said to be rallying moderate Arabs to thwart Mr. Obama’s bid to become the Secretary-General of the United Nations after he leaves the White House next year.
Mr. Obama has already discussed the issue with Republican, Democratic and Jewish officials in the United States, according to Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida.
Mr. Netanyahu recently is said to have gotten wind of Obama’s plans which he calls the Obama Project. “Wasn’t eight years of having Obama in office enough?” Mr. Netanyahu is quoted in the Kuwaiti daily as telling associates. “Eight years during which he ignored Israel? And now he wants to be in a position that is liable to cause us hardships in the international arena.”“Obama is the worst president Israel has had to deal with and the worst president for the Middle East and its allies, the moderate Arab states,” the paper quotes a Netanyahu aide.
Another source close to the Prime Minister said “his presidency was characterized by [Washington’s] moving closer to the Muslim Brotherhood, toppling the regime of Hosni Mubarak, and attempts to ally itself with political Islam.”
“Obama’s term is ending with him forging an alliance with Iran, coming to an agreement with it on its nuclear program which in the end will result in a similar scenario that took place with North Korea. Israel will not allow this to happen … It will take all of the necessary steps to prevent Iran from manufacturing a nuclear weapon either covertly or overtly.”
