Aaron Blake and Chris Cillizza
The Washington Post
March 29, 2011
A firm President Obama gave one of the most detailed foreign policy speeches of his presidency on Monday, laying out a broad philosophy for the looming conflicts in the Middle East while responding directly to his critics on Libya.
Much of the coverage of the speech will be devoted to what Obama said in response to those critics, and it was noteworthy, to be sure.
But perhaps more long-lasting and significant were his more general remarks about foreign policy. As America deals with increasing uncertainty in many places overseas, Obama took the opportunity to set forth his agenda going forward and tried to clarify why some nations rise to the level of U.S. involvement, while others do not.
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