She tells USA Today: "'I liked what he said,' Palin told us in a phone interview. 'I talked too in my book about the fallen nature of man and why war is necessary at times.'" Over at Shadow Government, Peter Feaver says Obama's Nobel lecture was maybe "his least partisan speech ever." UPDATE, 3:14 p.m.: Robert Kagan shares his thoughts in the Politico Arena: "I don't know what to say about an 'Obama doctrine,' because based on this speech, I think we are witnessing a substantial shift, back in the direction of a more muscular moralism, a la, Truman, Reagan. The emphasis on military power, war for just causes, and moral principles recalls Theoedore Roosevelt's phrase, "The just man armed." There is something much more quintessentially American and traditional about this speech, compared to most of his rhetorical approach throughout the year."
Matthew Continetti
Palin Liked Obama's Nobel Speech
She tells USA Today: "'I liked what he said,' Palin told us in a phone interview. 'I talked too in my book about the fallen nature of man and why war is necessary at times.'" Over at Shadow Government, Peter Feaver says Obama's Nobel lecture was maybe "his least partisan speech ever." UPDATE, 3:14…
Matthew Continetti · December 10, 2009
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