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A very old friend of mine is an associate editor at Kiplinger, and he’s a very very talented writer and journalist. He has a brief article out this morning on what lies ahead for Obama abroad in the usual Kiplingeresque sparse prose; go take a look at it.
Invariably, some countries will wind up disappointed, in part because Obama cannot deal with every crisis simultaneously. “The problem is that the in-box is so full,” says Paul J. Saunders, executive director of the Nixon Center. “How do you pick what to do, and how do you minimize the damage in the areas where you just can’t focus, for lack of time? This makes the process of setting priorities one of the most important decisions the new administration will make coming in.”