Writing about foreign policy these days is an exercise in frustration, because the United States is in the unusual and unnecessary position of being a bystander to world events. The reason is that President Obama is deeply committed to a policy of inaction, or more accurately, action so halting and reluctant as to be nearly indistinguishable from inaction. It is as if he has taken Hamlet as his role model—with results that look much like the last act of Shakespeare's play.
Observations of a Bystander
Observations of a Bystander
Observations of a Bystander
Writing about foreign policy these days is an exercise in frustration, because the United States is in the unusual and unnecessary position of being a bystander to world events. The reason is that President Obama is deeply committed to a policy of inaction, or more accurately, action so halting and reluctant as to be nearly indistinguishable from inaction. It is as if he has taken Hamlet as his role model—with results that look much like the last act of Shakespeare's play.