This is what absolutely baffles me about foreign attitudes towards Obama. He's exactly the same as his predecessor, especially foreign policy wise. And yet you guys hated George W. Bush and love this guy simply because he's more coherent and charismatic. In regards to Israel, the War on Terror & national security, North Korea, Iran, etc., they're either: A). continuations of Bush policy or B). Bush policy on ****ing steroids.
And domestically he's no better either. Like his predecessor, he lacks some very vital political and leadership skills (like not knowing what's going on in his own government and poisoning the well with Congress on multiple occasions). He's knee deep in the interests of the corporate and political lobbyists that support him (just like George W. Bush was). He has a very wrong attitude to some very basic American freedoms with his support of the PATRIOT Act, use of drones, and disdain for the press (just like George W. Bush). The only core difference between Obama and Bush is social policy.
So I would say that no, we're not lucky to have him. What we have here is a crappy President who succeeded a crappy President and when we had the chances to get rid of these crappy Presidents we were offered even crappier alternatives so these crappy Presidents won re-election. Instead of good leaders developing in America, the ones with the ego and ambition large enough to be President are the ones who don't know what they're doing. You think we're lucky to have him....you can have him. And take Bush with you as well while you're at it.