Michael Rubin and Danielle Pletka from the American Enterprise Institute weigh-in on the first debate. Rubin flatly refutes Obama's notion that there should be no pre-conditions to discussions with leaders such as Ahmadinejad or Kim Jong-Il:
Obama's view of diplomacy appears both utopian and dangerous. Neither the Iranian nor North Korean nuclear programs are the result of too little talk; they are the result of too much.
Pletka acknowledges Obama's oratorical capabilities:
Obama is a capable speaker, a deft debater and a quick study. On issues that have raised doubts about his various positions on national security questions, he was able to explain in context his willingness to sit down and negotiate without preconditions with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other dictators.
She is not critical of his delivery or diction, but of the opinions to which they belong:
Unfortunately, what was missing from Obama's well-briefed presentation was a worldview that informs his disparate views about America's national security challenges. The presidency is not a defense of one's post-doctoral dissertation.
This article is a short read, so enjoy: http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.28695/pub_detail.asp
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