The Obama Administration’s scary view of the world

In her speech last week at the Brook­ings In­sti­tu­tion, National Security Adviser­ Su­san Rice made this pri­or­ity clear: “Be­fore I go through the elements of this strat­egy, I want to note how our ap­proach may dif­fer from what oth­ers may rec­om­mend. We be­lieve in the im­por­tance of eco­nomic growth, but we in­sist upon invest­ing in the foun­da­tions of Amer­i­can power: ed­u­ca­tion and health care; clean en­ergy and ba­sic re­search.” From Daniel Henninger Op-Ed WSJ 2-19-15

National security? The above is all well and good as long as it is integrated with the world in which we live. Can we say that the Obama Administration understands the importance of the rest of the world, the threats facing it and the leadership role the United States should be playing? The track record is not encouraging.