Wednesday, September 25, 2013

News Analysis: For Obama, an Evolving Doctrine on Foreign Policy --- WASHINGTON — For five years, President Obama has publicly struggled with the question of when America is willing to act as the world’s policeman, and when he will insist that others take the lead, or at least share the risks, costs and resentments it engenders. --- He surged forces into Afghanistan only to quickly reverse himself, speeding the withdrawal with the declaration that “it is time to focus on nation-building here at home.” He briefly joined the fight to halt a slaughter in Libya, but left quickly and refused to go into Syria, a far more complex civil war he saw as nothing but a potential quagmire. --- His speech Tuesday at the United Nations signaled how what some have called the Obama Doctrine is once again evolving. - DAVID E. SANGER, nytimes

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