Obama defends foreign policy approach with baseball metaphor

Published April 28, 2014 8:52pm ET



WASHINGTON EXAMINER — President Obama used a baseball metaphor to describe his foreign policy choices in Ukraine and elsewhere in an attempt to push back against criticism that his cautious approach fails to deter other countries’ aggression and makes the U.S. look weak abroad.

“Why is it that everyone is so eager to use military force?” Obama said at a press conference in the Philippines.

Sometimes a more measured approach is warranted, he said.

“You hit singles, you [hit] doubles and occasionally, you may be able to hit some home runs, he said.

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