President Barack Obama spent much of his State of the Union address on Tuesday touting improvements in the United States economy and advocating for new domestic initiatives including free community college and tax cuts for the middle class — ideas that are virtually certain to be dead on arrival in the Republican-controlled Senate and House.
When it comes to foreign policy, however, Obama will confront a topsy-turvy political landscape where Republicans may be his closest allies on some issues while Democrats openly revolt against him on others.
Take the faltering fight against the Islamic State, which has continued to hold territory in …read more
Source: Foreign Policy
