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Despite a partial pivot in Asia, Obama foreign policy still in disarray

By Michael Barone
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Despite a partial pivot in Asia, Obama foreign policy still in disarray

For a president who hasn’t enjoyed many foreign policy successes lately, Barack Obama did pretty well on his just completed trip to Asia.

In Japan, he reiterated in no uncertain terms the American defense commitment, including on the Senkaku islands in the East China Sea, which China also claims and calls the Diaoyus. 	

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