Council on Foreign Relations via WSJ . . . "Republicans will push back,
of course, that the real theme of Mr. Obama’s 2014 speech was to
downplay military responses to security challenges. They, too, would be
right. Last year the president insisted that the U.S. had to “move off a
permanent war footing.” He pledged to limit drone use, reform
surveillance programs, and close Guantanamo (again). What’s his message
this year? Something different: He wants new authorization from Congress for the use of military force abroad.
"Other lines from last year’s State of the Union can be used against the president.
"* It’s a little embarrassing to revisit his
2014 commitment to diplomatic efforts that would, he said, allow the
Syrian people a future “free of dictatorship, terror, and fear.”
"* Mr. Obama may also want to forget his promise that if Iran doesn’t
come to a nuclear agreement, “I will be the first to call for more
sanctions.” (How will White House spin doctors explain this one?)
. . .
"There’s one sentence in the 2014 State of the Union adress that neither
the president nor his partisan opponents will quite know how to use.
Toward the end of the speech, Mr. Obama extolled the unique global
responsibilities of the United States–a role made possible by our
economic and military strength, our long history of bearing
international burdens, and our appealing ideals. “On every issue,” he
said, “the world turns to us.” Critics will argue that the president
didn’t mean these words. The president should read them and recognize
that he has yet to prove that he does." (Emphasis added, TD)
Obama's Islam Psychosis Posted elsewhere in the TW
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