Western pundits are trying to figure out the signals from what is now seen as the new "OBAMA DOCTRINE" in a completely new attitude in US foreign relations, not just vis a vis Russia, Iran, the American hemisphere, but towards the Asia-Pacific.
Consider what one pundit wrote about Obama's new foreign policy attitude and posture:
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D97LOI9G0&show_article=1
And here's another one:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/04/20/20090420obama-90days0420.html