Obama speaks of an "International Order" With West Point Cadets

"The international order we seek is one that can resolve the challenges of our times,"
-Barack Obama



By Michael D. Shear

Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, May 23, 2010


WEST POINT, N.Y. -- President Obama on Saturday offered a glimpse of a new national security doctrine that distances his administration from George W. Bush's policy of preemptive war, emphasizing global institutions and America's role in promoting democratic values.


In a commencement speech to the graduating class at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the president outlined his departure from what Bush had called a "distinctly American internationalism." Instead, Obama pledged to shape a new "international order" based on diplomacy and engagement.

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