Look to diplomacy, not war

By PHYLLIS BENNIS, Commentary
Published 11:31 pm, Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Now that the inauguration festivities have ended, the real work of the Obama administration's second term begins.

President Barack Obama's inaugural address was hailed by many as signaling a welcome commitment to an activist, progressive policy on inequality, immigration, climate change and more. Of course, the speech was reviled by many others for the same reason.

But among the many issues missing was any serious discussion of a new foreign policy — especially in the crisis zones of the Middle East and Central Asia, where Obama's first-term policies overwhelmingly failed.

What could an Obama 2.0 foreign policy look like?

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