Is Obama Pressing The ‘Reset Button’ On Defense? -- National Review
His proposed budget cuts would not bring peace but would endanger America’s security.
Despite all his initial talk of bipartisanship and putting aside the stale arguments of the past, President Obama is revealing himself with each passing day to be a traditional, doctrinaire liberal.
And although it has received little coverage, Obama’s liberal instincts are influencing the direction of America’s defense posture. True, Obama has not cut and run in Iraq and Afghanistan, as many feared he would, and for this, he deserves the praise he has received from conservatives. But the longer-term defense policies the Obama administration is establishing are troubling and will be very difficult for a future president to reverse.
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