Ross Douthat wrote in the NY Times that were Obama’s presidency to end today, he’s not sure what his supporters could boast as Obama’s greatest foreign policy achievement. Even though he’s not a supporter, John Bolton was quick to state what he believes Obama’s greatest foreign policy accomplishment to be:
Well I think Obama’s greatest accomplishment has been weakening America around the world, lessening the respect of our friends and the fear of our opponents. And the killing of Osama Bin Laden – lets be clear – was ten years in the making. All Obama did was get out of the way of it.
I fear that with almost 3 years left in the administration, that the pace and scope of challenges to the United States is going to increase. So it’s a grim prospect looking forward.