This is a crucial test for Obama. If he flunks it, he will go down as a wimp, like Jimmy Stupid.
Reagan, though by no means brilliant, had a very strong streak of common sense which seems to be missing in many persons who have higher IQs. Reagan was not smart enough to grasp how kissing the asses of the Soviets was REALLY in USA's long-term benefit. He just thought that it was stupid to knuckle under to thuggery, and he was proven 100% right.
David F Mayer