Watch Obama's commencement address at West Point

[freshwest]

Published on May 28, 2014

President Barack Obama defended his foreign policy Wednesday during a commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.

Babylonsister posted text from VOX here:

Obama just announced the most anti-war foreign policy doctrine in decades

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5014216

Join the discussion there.

[freshwest]

1. "This is foreign policy the Obama way."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110222383

Americans and the world can longer afford wars with the challenges ahead.

[YvonneCa]

2. Thanks for posting this. It was...

...wonderful. Could you hear me cheering all the way from California this morning?

[freshwest]

3. It is good. He promised to shake things up in his second term. Now we must GOTV. Thanks... n/t

[YvonneCa]

4. And influence a few...

...neighbors.

[sheshe2]

5. Thank you freshwest!

I read babylonsister's thread thanks to your link.

I will watch the vid tomorrow. Sounds like a great speech! Yes!

[IrishAyes]

11. It was indeed.

[sheshe2]

6. Here~

http://3chicspolitico.com/

freshwest!

[freshwest]

7. Great pix! And I haven't seen canything from 3chics for a while. n/t

[sheshe2]

8. I love that third pic!

I always check in to 3chics and smartypants~ They always have good reads, yet I have been slacking off a bit. LOL, I know how some hate smartypants. My hissy is still talked about in DU~

luv ya freshwest!

[freshwest]

9. I liked the first and last best! Thanks! n'/t

[Major Hogwash]

10. It was a great speech!!

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I love the way they spun the news of pulling out of Afghanistan on the local tv news channels tonight.

[IrishAyes]

12. You can guess how the local news goes in this blood red MidWest state.

They like to poll the area residents on all sorts of things to make them feel important and smart. The other week they went around asking 5 actual real politicians and business owners how they thought raising the minimum wage would affect the economy. Three predicted hellfire and brimstone; one couldn't decide but he was pretty sure it would bring disaster; and the single positive response was extremely weak and tenuous. Then the show host clucked and noted that it didn't look too good....

They don't KNOW a damn thing and care even less. If their little 'polls' ever turned out different from expected, I'm sure they'd carefully select which responses to share. Such blind, stupid arrogance! We said it wouldn't work, so it won't.

[Kath1]

13. Thanks for posting this!

I thought the speech was excellent, unlike the local local hate radio station talkers. Diplomacy and discussion before conflict and war. He will get a lot of criticism for this but I am very glad that this is the direction we are going.

[freshwest]

16. Yes, he's dragging the media kicking and screaming to peace. His strength is transforming us.

[Kath1]

17. I loved the speech!

He basically said that the days of Bush-style "cowboy diplomacy" are over, at least during his administration. That is a very good thing. I'm glad he had the courage to make this speesh at West Point. Also glad that he mentioned the ongoing problem of climate change.

[politicasista]

14. Was able to catch part

of this before I left for an appointment the other day.

Thanks for posting this video. Hoping to learn more about the POFP doctrine. Peace.

[freshwest]

15. Hello, good to hear from you!

[politicasista]

18. You too

Hope you are doing well.