"Five Ways Obama Wants To Change Foreign Policy"

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Five Ways Obama Wants To Change Foreign Policy

by Arlette Saenz at ABC News

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/05/five-ways-obama-wants-to-change-foreign-policy/

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1. MILITARY FORCE ISN’T THE ONLY ANSWER

Obama made clear that full-scale military operations aren’t the only means of combating terrorism or maintaining an international presence.

“America must always lead on the world stage. If we don’t, no one else will. The military that you have joined is, and always will be, the backbone of that leadership,” the president said. “But U.S. military action cannot be the only – or even primary – component of our leadership in every instance. Just because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail.”

“For the foreseeable future, the most direct threat to America at home and abroad remains terrorism. But a strategy that involves invading every country that harbors terrorist networks is naïve and unsustainable,” he later added.

2. BUT ‘CORE INTERESTS’ MAY DEMAND MILITARY FORCE

The president said there will still be instances where military force will be necessary “when our core interests demand it.” But he stressed the need to work more closely with our international partners when considering military options abroad.




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