Obama Doctrine re-writes the book on how to handle the world’s authoritarian dictators

In Zeina Karam’s article Syrian Cabinet resigns amid unrest for the Associated Press, it reports that “Syria's Cabinet resigned Tuesday to help quell a wave of popular fury that erupted more than a week ago, threatening President Bashar Assad's 11-year rule in one of the most authoritarian nations in the Middle East.  Assad, whose family has controlled Syria for four decades, is trying to calm the growing dissent with a string of overtures. He is expected to address the nation in the next 24 hours to lift emergency laws in place since 1963 and moving to annul other harsh restrictions on civil liberties and political freedoms.”  These seem to be the same demands made of Mubarak in Egypt by the protestors there.  If Syria paid close attention to the events there, they must have some idea where the Obama Administration may come down on their issue with their citizens.  If this is the case and the president of Syria is already making concessions, it could be overwhelming evidence that the Obama Doctrine of diplomacy first and foremost is working.  Another demonstration of the Obama Doctrine is clearly displayed in Bradley Klapper’s article US seeks united front against Gadhafi again for the Associated Press.  In this article it reports that “Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told the gathering in London that military means alone won't force Gadhafi out after 42 years in power, and that further sanctions and diplomatic pressure ought to be applied.  It further stated that her declaration comes at a key turning point in the international military action in Libya, as the United States steps back from its lead role and transfers authority for the whole mission to NATO.

American Foreign Policy may be seeing the biggest change that it has experienced in quite some time.  While many may know us from being the bully on the block, others are beginning to see us as the beacon of influence and leadership.  This nation showing all the others that there are better ways to resolve differences than making war could mean that soon our biggest battles will be with words instead of guns.  This also could mean that the world’s military can focus more on terrorism coming together all over the globe and finally make live much safer for all of its citizens. 

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