Realism makes a welcome return to US foreign policy

The Independent | Jun. 25, 2009 (Editorial)

The real surprise is that it has taken so long. After five months, President Barack Obama's foreign policy is now under assault, from both left and right. For some liberals, he is little more than Bush-lite. US troops are still in Iraq, they complain, and even more of them are being despatched to fight America's other war in Afghanistan. Guantanamo Bay is still open, complete with revamped military tribunals. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, Democracy In the Middle East
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Jun 25, 2009 - 12:40 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), James Canning (review), Glenn LaBauve (review), Randy Morrow (review), Patricia Blochowiak (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Jun 25, 2009 - 12:40 AM PDT
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 by Randy Morrow - Jun. 28, 2009

The true lesson of these five months is not that Mr Obama has been too liberal or too conservative. It is that in foreign affairs he is a realist, a gradualist and a ... More »

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 by James Canning - Jun. 25, 2009

Good quick read. Perhaps too much optimism is shown for Obama's ability to stop Israeli colonization of Palestinian land in the West Bank. Hezbollah's alliance lost one seat in the Lebanese elections, but won the popular vote by a substantial margin.

Obama's instincts not to be too intrusive regarding the situation in Iran are the right ones to follow.

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