With "fronts" everywhereandnowhere, geopolitical logic demands an alliance of virile, clear-eyed countries around the globe which are alive to this new peril.
The plot goes everywhereandnowhere, recasting key elements of the comic book for no apparent reason other than to deny the characters actual motivation.
If Mr Obama resembles anyone in recent British history, it is Tony Blair, another leader from everywhereandnowhere, who synthesised charisma, optimism and gushy rhetoric without causing too much alarm.