Foreign Policy, in a Word (comparison of Obama, Edwards, McCain, and Romney on foreign policy)

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I don't agree with everything the author says but I found this to be interesting and somewhat informative.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-feldman/foreign-policy-in-a-word_b_50449.html

Here are the leads for each candidate's vision:

=="Responsible" - Obama
Barack Obama's foreign policy vision makes references to Franklin Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy, but ultimately his vision boils down to a single word: responsible.==

=="Violent" -- Romney
Mitt Romney's foreign policy vision stakes everything on the idea that most Americans "still fail to comprehend" that "the jihadist threat is the defining challenge of our generation." Thus, Romney's policy can be reduced to the word: violent.==

=="Reengage" -- Edwards
In remarks delivered May 23, 2007 to the Council on Foreign Relations, John Edwards demonstrated that his foreign policy vision boils down to the word: reengagement.==

=="Backwards" -- McCain
Speaking to the Hoover Institute May 1, 2007, John McCain showed how is foreign policy vision is grounded, by and large, in descriptions of the particular threat faced by America, today. These are threats that seek to take the world: backwards.==