In their second terms, many American presidents decide to strut the global stage. Richard Nixon had his overture to China. Bill Clinton became obsessed by the Middle East peace process. George W. Bush was embroiled in the Middle East war process.
It is clear that Barack Obama intends to be an exception to this rule. The president wants his second-term legacy to be domestic. Gun control, immigration reform, fiscal balance, energy independence, economic recovery – these are his priorities.
In foreign affairs, it looks as if Mr Obama’s biggest goal is to be the president who brought the boys back home. He ended the war in Iraq in his first term, and plans to pull out of Afghanistan in his second.
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