…Steve Clemons, an analyst at the New America Foundation, a policy research institute in Washington, said the situation exposes the confines of Obama’s approach to foreign affairs.

“Obama is in a bind because he’s realizes that to some degree he is seen as this transformational figure” who speaks to the people over the heads of the leaders, Clemons said. “And now he seems to be wanting to talk to the leaders and not their people whom he was reaching out to before.”

“There are limits to this transformation mystique that Obama has,” he said. “There are limits on what he can deliver on.”

Amen.
Iran’s Turmoil Creates Dilemma for Obama at Home and Overseas