President Obama, in a commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, signaled a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy -- one that pulls back from what he described as "military adventures" while wielding American power in other ways. The president described the new American foreign policy as one of "collective action" and restraint, deploying unilateral U.S. military force only when the American people are threatened.
This was from a speech the President recently made. To the extent of this quote, at least, I agree with him heartily. It agrees with the sentiments of President Washington in his Farewell Address: "It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliance with any portion of the foreign world."
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