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by poet 5654 days ago
Let's lump (2), (3) and (6) under a category of idealogical disagreement. I think if you believed in the ideology behind them you would agree these steps represent concrete progress being made. Although I will say you're objections to (6) don't make any sense. Congress hasn't approved the treaty yet, so of course nothing has happened.... However the measure is regarded by the international community as a measure that will "foster more favourable conditions for actively promoting security and cooperation and strengthening international stability". [1]

As for (8), how is that Obama's fault? He got the Secretary of Defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs on board, he called for the removal during the State of the Union (note that the SotU is probably one of if not the most watched speech in the world), and then pressured Congress to take action. The difficulty comes from the Legislative Branch, which, thanks to the separation of powers, Obama has no control over.

[1] http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/ga11033.doc.htm