AmericaInTheWorld's Tim Montgomerie has written for The Guardian's website about Barack Obama's foreign policy appointments, confirmed today (including the reappointment of Defence Secretary Gates, pictured above):
"In adopting hawkish positions on Afghanistan, Iraq and supporting General Petraeus' cross-border raids into Pakistan, it is clear that the era of American exceptionalism is far from over. Barack Obama's America will remain a nation that is inclined to intervention, is willing to use military force when necessary and is supportive of Israel. All those who fear a world without American involvement can rejoice at that."
Read the full piece here.
