04 September 2008
Why Obama
As a graduate of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, I was startled by the statement of Al Hubbard and Noam Neusner in the September 3, 2008, Wall Street Journal that a weakness in Barack Obama's foreign policy approach is "knee-jerk preference for diplomacy ... over the security of the American people and our closest allies." They apparently believe that the objective of effective diplomacy is something other than the achievement of our international interests. Knee-jerk preference for the use of force may appear to make presidential candidates popular with American voters but it doesn't answer their need for thoughtful leadership.
As a graduate of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, I was startled by the statement of Al Hubbard and Noam Neusner in the September 3, 2008, Wall Street Journal that a weakness in Barack Obama's foreign policy approach is "knee-jerk preference for diplomacy ... over the security of the American people and our closest allies." They apparently believe that the objective of effective diplomacy is something other than the achievement of our international interests. Knee-jerk preference for the use of force may appear to make presidential candidates popular with American voters but it doesn't answer their need for thoughtful leadership.
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