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In 1 day, Obama tackles multiple foreign tests

By Jim Kuhnhenn
Published March 18, 2014 7:16am ET
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In 1 day, Obama tackles multiple foreign tests
President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about Ukraine, Monday, March 17, 2014, in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington. The president imposed sanctions against Russian officials, including advisers to President Vladimir Putin, for their support of Crimea's vote to secede from Ukraine. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) | Susan Walsh

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seldom has one day captured the breadth, aspirations and limitations of American foreign policy.

On Monday, President Barack Obama imposed sanctions on members of officialdom in a resurgent Russia, tried his hand at an elusive Mideast peace deal and visited wounded soldiers at Walter Reed, a reminder of two wars ending under his watch.

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