The Obama Doctrine

That's what the Politico is claiming some are saying. The Politico provides a short digest of what Obama said in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, which is being thrown about as the "Obama Doctrine," which is "a notion that foreign policy is a struggle of good and evil, that American exceptionalism has blunted the force of tyranny in the world, and that U.S. military can be a force for good and even harnessed to humanitarian ends." Having read parts of Obama's speech, the preceding quote does indeed seem to be what Obama is saying. He admits there is evil in the world and also states "Whatever mistakes we have made, the plain fact is this: the United States of America has helped underwrite global security for more than six decades with the blood of our citizens and the strength of our arms,” and “The service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform has promoted peace and prosperity from Germany to Korea, and enabled democracy to take hold in places like the Balkans." I am not convinced that Obama believes these fine words, because he so often says whatever he thinks will suit the occasion. However, if he does believe these words, I think it means he has grown in office. Although these concepts have always been at the core of conservative thought, I am perfectly happy to let Obama adopt such a doctrine and to let it be named the "Obama Doctrine." Had Bush given the exact same speech, he would have been roundly booed, so I am watching the left to see their reaction.