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Obama Readies Shifts From Bush's National Security Policies (CQPolitics.com)

 
CQPolitics.com - During his presidential campaign, Barack Obama spoke about using diplomacy, nation-building and other non-military approaches to promote U.S. interests abroad. According to this world view, advancing living standards abroad could enhance security at home. (link)

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