Dr. Eowyn:
A sitting president’s visit to West Point’s graduation traditionally is greeted with a raucous standing ovation from the cadets. This year was an exception. More than 3 of every 4 cadets sat it out — for their Commander In Chief. The implications should trouble everyone. And we still have another 2 years 7 months of his presidency. God help us.
Originally posted on Consortium of Defense Analysts:
On Wednesday, May 28, 2014, Barack Obama delivered his foreign policy speech at West Point, in which the President of the most powerful country in the world insisted “I am not weak” and argued for a contradictory foreign policy of American exceptionalism while he delegates authority to international coalitions.
“I am not weak”
Jonathan Topaz reports for Politico that editorial boards at three major U.S. newspapers criticized President Barack Obama’s foreign policy speech at West Point on May 28 as incomplete and failing to recognize America’s international standing.
- The New York Times editorial board, long supportive of Obama, wrote that his address “did not match the hype, was largely uninspiring, lacked strategic sweep and is unlikely to quiet his detractors, on the right or the left.” Obama “provided little new insight into how he plans to lead in the next two years, and many still doubt that he fully appreciates the leverage…
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