Obama rejects GOP critique of his foreign policy record
By Michael A. Memoli
January 18, 2012, 3:45 p.m.
Reporting from Washington—
President Obama is rejecting Republican attacks on his foreign policy record in a new interview, arguing that the successes of his administration will be clear to voters in a "serious debate."
Obama, speaking with Time magazine, acknowledged that his approach has occasionally yielded "less than optimal" outcomes. But he said he was proud of the "pivot" from the policies pursued by his predecessor.
"Overall, I think it’s going to be pretty hard to argue that we have not executed a strategy over the last three years that has put America in a stronger position than it was when I came into office," he told the magazine in an interview, excerpts of which were posted Wednesday.
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