Obama's Unmacho Diplomacy

Washington Post by Kathleen Parker | Apr. 7, 2009 (Opinion)

...evaluating Barack Obama's first European tour as president, analysts have focused on whether he was quite manly enough. On their leadership blog, former Washington Post Executive Editor Ben Bradlee and columnist Steve Pearlstein asked whether Obama should have "grabbed an opportunity ... to demonstrate his toughness, showing his saber as well as his smile."

Verily, spoken like men.

What they're really asking is: Did Obama do justice to ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Nuclear Weapons, Terrorism, Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkey, Foreign Policy, National Security, Obama Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Barry Grossheim - Apr 8, 2009 - 7:38 AM PDT
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Edited by: Barry Grossheim - Apr 8, 2009 - 7:38 AM PDT
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 by Barry Grossheim - Apr. 8, 2009

Foreign policy from a women's perspective gives us a chance to consider just what a leader's stance really means. Interesting and well worth reading.

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