That's because the except was taken out of context. And contrary to what you say, it got a lot of coverage/promotion in the right wing media. But it never got any traction because any second grader could see it was phony mis-info.
And if you examine the totality of what Obama was saying, most people agree with Obama. The notion that the US can successfully implement a foreign policy based largely on military intervention has been proven to be false and absurd.
Not only does it not work, it costs huge sums of money and kills/maims many Americans.
“And if you examine the totality of what Obama was saying, most people agree with Obama. The notion that the US can successfully implement a foreign policy based largely on military intervention has been proven to be false and absurd. Not only does it not work, it costs huge sums of money and kills/maims many Americans.”
I’ve read the speech. Perhaps your contention would have merit if his advocacy for a civilian military was not coming to fruition. Look at what’s going on with virtually federal agency; HSA, IRS EPA, Dept of Interior, list goes on. Virtually all of these organizations have developed armed and militarized units to enforce their own agendas. Guess this doesn’t concern you?