President Barack Obama welcomed Aquino to the White House in the latest high-profile gesture to put a focus on US ties to Asia, where a number of countries are embroiled in territorial conflicts with a rising China. ...
In a joint statement released afterward, the two leaders "underscored the importance of the principles of ensuring freedom of navigation, respect for international law and unimpeded lawful commerce."
Aquino and Obama called for diplomacy to resolve territorial disputes "without coercion or the use of force."
Will wonders never cease.
I suppose I should welcome the president's conversion to standing up for our allies against our potential foes rather than the reverse that motivated the Obama adminsitration's foreign policy. I guess fear (of defeat in the fall) really is the beginning of wisdom (abroad).
Iran really should worry. It might be getting to the point where only Iran's head on a pike on the White House lawn will move the polling data enought to secure 270 electoral votes.
