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Obama urges middle ground between isolation, intervention

Obama urges middle ground between isolation, intervention

05/28/2014 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Obama urges middle ground between isolation, intervention

Clip: 5/28/2014 | 14m 30s

Obama urges middle ground between isolation, intervention

President Obama addressed West Point graduates with a commencement speech that doubled as a defense of his foreign policy and a statement on his view of America's role abroad. Judy Woodruff examines the president’s remarks with former State Department official Thomas Pickering, former National Security Council staff member Elliott Abrams and Stephen Walt of Harvard University.

05/28/2014 | Rating NR

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