Herewith my short list of ten international issues more worthy of presidential attention than the issues that are getting it this week:
In the good old days, presidents in domestic trouble headed out on international trips. Obama doesn’t seem inclined in that direction. He really does want to limit America’s commitments abroad and restore its economy at home. Bless him. But if things get much worse, I’ll bet on a road trip.
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We acted reluctantly and too late against Germany and Japan. We are likely to be…
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