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Wednesday Sep 03, 2014
Leid Stories - 09/03/14
Wednesday Sep 03, 2014
Wednesday Sep 03, 2014
Commander in Grief: President Obama and the Wars of the World
His eighth trip to Europe as head of state, President Barack Obama arrives in Estonia today to assure Baltic-region leaders of U.S. military fidelity (specifically against Russian aggression), and then heads to Wales for this year’s NATO summit.
But even as Obama affirms center-stage rights for the United States on the world stage, it’s becoming increasingly clear, both at home and abroad, that many question his and his administration’s prowess at foreign-policy leadership.
Leid Stories updates its July 30 discussion on Obama’s foreign policies, especially in areas of the world beset by war and conflict—and U.S. involvement.
Our guest, once again, is scholar and prolific author Dr. Gerald Horne, who teaches graduate courses in diplomatic history and is the John J. and Rebecca Moores chair of history and African American studies at the University of Houston.