Outgoing President Barack Obama: Assessing and Saying Goodbye • MON JAN 09, 2017 5:33 PM CT
In 1996, we said Barack Obama "has potential as a political leader." Now, 20 years later, our assessment: https://t.co/u1Thyb22tY pic.twitter.com/DhNZ1vN9Z9— Tribune Edit Board (@Trib_ed_board) January 8, 2017
Editorial: Obama never lashed back. He rose above it all. https://t.co/iwPbkcR8M8— Thomas Frisbie (@thomasfrisbie) January 8, 2017
Did President Obama live up to the promises he made? These @CNNOpinion writers give a final report card https://t.co/qA2b88s03S pic.twitter.com/xoqNunwNnH— CNN (@CNN) January 9, 2017
.@SheriffClarke: "The best thing about the #Obama presidency is that there is only 11 days left." pic.twitter.com/LhgF1aFMhI— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) January 9, 2017
| [Obama] stumbled badly overseas. He botched attempts to thwart Syria's Bashar Assad and failed to anticipate the rise of Islamic State, forcing the U.S. right back into a Middle Eastern war that reignited terrorism. The president failed to establish a working relationship with Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu and looked virtually powerless against Vladimir Putin's assertions of power in Ukraine and Syria. -- Chicago Tribune |
Obama can claim other notable achievements, at least in our book. He pushed through the Affordable Care Act, legislation that arguably has saved thousands of lives by now. His administration negotiated the Iran nuclear deal, which beat starting yet another war. He made civil rights a priority for the Department of Justice, and he gave younger undocumented immigrants a reprieve from the threat of deportation. -- Chicago Sun-Times |
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