Did Obama bow to the King of Saudi because he thought it would look awkward to kiss him?
Considering Obama is taller than the Saudi King.
In their culture, kissing is an acceptance thing.
Do you think Obama just didn’t feel comfortable doing the kissing thing, because of his height?
No, he bowed because he is a Muslim and Muslims bow to Oil Royal…
Ahhh…Rejected again…O’Bama is the ONLY US President to have EVER bowed to a King…..
The proper etiquette in a Muslim country is to Kiss the emissary and Hold hands as they walk. Therefore I REJECT the others statement as false and misleading…
yeah i think bcuz we ppl in the US arent used to the kissing thing…
I think bush took care of all the kissing and hand holding for the next 3 presidents.
That is the way of putting yourself and the country you represent under the authority of the King..
Thats what he did, put us under Saudi Arabia’s authority.
Whatever makes you happy.
Haha he probably would have preferred to kiss him!
Since he is clueless, he did what he did and forget the consequences.
Wonder what he did when he traveled in Pakistan, etc. after his college years. He should have learned something about Eastern cultures then you’d think. Also, wasn’t he briefed before he left the US for goodness sakes. Too bad he thinks he is the know-it-all of this administration and takes little advice. He should have consulted with Hillary before leaving our country.
Since Bush held hands with the Saudi King as well as kissed him, I guess Obama was just respecting the former president’s personal property.
Obama is signalling Islamofascist terrorists that he doesn’t have the "steel" to stand up to them. With gun sales up 27% in the U.S. it looks as if Americans are preparing to take matters into their own hands.
If some of the writers here knew anything about international politics and correct procedure they would know that what the President did was absolutely correct.
He would do the same with any Head of State.
You need to get out more and stop building fantasies.
Don’t you suppose Obama’s people thoroughly researched what the correct ettiquette would be to present himself to the Saudi Arabian King/Royalty BEFORE he stepped on their soil? I would suspect the American consulate would be very knowledgeable and helpful about these things.
This is old news, move on.
I don’t think it has anything to do with being comfortable or not..Obama is muslim and he’s accustom with men kissing men, it’s their culture…What I do think is that he did not want Americans to see his muslim behavior……