President Romney's Foreign Policy To-Do List

This is a bit premature I realize but I wanted to get a jump on some important items that should be on incoming President Romney's to-do list. Take China and the Azores. 

What? Where the Sam Hill is the Azores? Well, it's a Portugese territory in the Atlantic 2,300 miles from New York and the site of a major U.S. air base. Unfortunately, the base is being discussed for closure and the Chinese are interested in buying rights to it from Portugal. 

Is anyone awake in D.C. any more when it comes to the geopolitical implications of decisions like this? There have been many times when various European governments have refused overflight permission, especially it involved Israel and the Middle East and this base (Lajes) was very useful.  The Chinese already run the Panama Canal because we bailed. Now they want a jumping off point for Europe and could effectively use it to block maritime access to a large area in the Atlantic, as well as destinations in the Middle East. 

Mitt - get somebody with half a brain on this ASAP!

www.nationalreview.com/articles/332454/red-flag-over-atlantic-gordon-g-chang