In 2008, Barack Obama ran against the Bush Doctrine of pre-emptive, unilateralist war. His presidency, he assured us, would be different. And once he took office, it certainly was. One "apology tour" and Nobel Peace Prize later, the Obama Doctrine, such as it was, consisted of telling everyone and anyone that America was winding up its wars, pulling down its military tents, and going home — where it was going to be "renewed," "rebuilt" and so on. His National Security Strategy said it all: "Building at home, shaping abroad." Spot the focus; spot the window dressing. "Shaping" is a military term of art referring to anything other than actual warfare.
It was awfully darn close to Barack Obama promising never to do another Iraq, another Afghanistan — another anything.
And now we're bombing Libya.
So what happened?
Source: http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/obama-doctrine-libya-5435099?src=rss
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