The "New" JFK?

On October 28th, 1962, President John F. Kennedy and The Secretary General of the U.N. managed to negotiate the withdrawal of Russian bombs from Cuba. This was the ending of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Now, it seems, the Russians want to ensure their influence in the Western Hemisphere:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/14/russia.cuba.bombers/?ic

Unfortunately, Barack Obama is not John F. Kennedy. His administration has shown itself repeatedly to be both corrupt and incompetent (from his handling of domestic issues, namely the financial situation in this country; also, his cabinet is rife with members under investigation and even some (Geithner comes to mind) who are flagranty inept. President Obama seems to have enough trouble trying to manage the economy (and failing - 82% of Americans are concerned about the massive increase in the deficit, and 69% are worried about the rapid growth of government under Pres. Obama). His open-handed fiscal policies are simply an outgrowth of inexperience. Such a green candidate lacks the resolve to deal properly with International affairs. Kennedy was a decorated war hero, actually wounded in the line of duty saving a fellow sailor. Obama admitted to drug and alcohol abuse, and used to "hang out" with military service-people.

Even as AIG uses federal bailout funds to hand out $165 million in executive bonuses (after posting record-setting $40 billion, no less.), the federal government has made no secret of the fact that it plans to ask for more money to continue to prop up failing businesses. A rational, intelligent leader would, at this point, nationalize AIG and other companies that follow the flagrantly exploitative business model portrayed here. Any company that can receive $70-odd-billion in bailout funds and STILL post $40 billion losses does not deserve to be privately owned. If these companies weren't being publicly-funded, it wouldn't be a problem, but the situation is definitely getting out of hand. I wonder if these huge companies will still exist in the forms we know in a year's time, or if they'll be nationalized or seized by irate citizens whose taxes went straight into executive pockets.

So, should the Cold War start back up, does President Obama have the backbone to stand up to the Russians? Does he have the competence to be able to deal effectively in global affairs? I certainly hope so.