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It will be a very tall order for Obama to deliver on the sweeping foreign policy commitments contained in his State of the Union address
Month: February 2014
Blood spilled, treasure wasted: Can Obama move America off its “permanent war footing”?
For those concerned with the future of international relations, global issues, and Canadian foreign policy, President Obama’s January 28th State of the Union address contained some critical new commitments.
The President pledged to avoid “open-ended conflicts”, to “give diplomacy a chance to succeed” and to put an end to the United States’ “permanent war footing”.
But can he deliver?
To answer that question, I am reminded of an axiom familiar to many political scientists: watch what governments do, not what they say, and follow the money.
The record to date suggests that if Obama is restore the reputation of his presidency, radical course corrections will be required.