Obama's foreign policy legacy assessed

Record ID: 80060

  • Title: Obama's foreign policy legacy assessed
  • Date: 4th November 2016
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 22, 2016) (REUTERS) HISTORIAN KAI BIRD SEATED FOR INTERVIEW (SOUNDBITE) (English) HISTORIAN KAI BIRD SAYING: "He has crossed a red line here, legally speaking, setting up a precedent with drone warfare that's going to come back to bite us. And, you can see that he understands this himself. Again, he's a very intelligent, historically-aware constitutional lawyer. And so, he's begun in the last year to try to set limits to drone warfare, but that's going to be part of his legacy."
  • Embargoed: 19th November 2016 17:18
  • Keywords: Obama legacy Middle East Islamic State ISIS ISIL Syria Libya Iraq Iran Israel Palestinian Cuba China climate change
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  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA00G571PD8N
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