The organizing principle of the Obama administration’s foreign policy is one of weakness and passivity, coupled with a conspicuous rhetorical abdication of American leadership, write David Rivkin and Lee Casey.
David B. Rivkin, Jr. is a Washington attorneys and served in the Justice Department under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. He frequently writes on international and constitutional law matters.
The president’s decision to authorize the execution of an American citizen-turned-radical Imam, now thought to be in Yemen, is triggering outrage. Former Justice Department lawyers David B. Rivkin, Jr. and Lee A. Casey on why it’s a smart move.