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From China to Middle East to our back yard

Article by: THOMAS HANSON
Updated: November 30, 2012 - 9:55 PM

Here is a brief synopsis of foreign-policy challenges facing President Obama.

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firefight41Nov. 30, 12 6:59 PM

President Obama approaches his second term with an eye to his legacy in foreign policy. ******** Good Idea, since his legacy on the economy will be in the crapper.

windigolakeDec. 1, 12 4:54 PM

firefight: It's too bad you can't see the positives that Obama has helped to bring since 2009. I don't like the additional debt anymore than anyone else. And I am not a socialist. But I remember my investments dropping 40% from July 2008 to March 2009 as the Dow dropped over 5,000 points. I remember my house and others losing 30% or more of its value. I remember McCain suspending his campaign to rush to Washington to try to help keep us from falling into a depression. I remember private sector companies shedding 500,000 to 750,000 jobs per month from October 2008 to June 2009. I remember the jobless rate spiking at over 10%. I remember the predictions that two of the Big Three car companies would cease to exist. We've come a long way since then. Have you forgotten everything that I so vividly remember?

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