article_snippet.sent: In CNN)U.S. President Barack Obama interview with Tom Friedman from the New York Times on April 4, Obama explained U.S. foreign policy moves on Iran and Cuba, which Tom Friedman described as the "Obama doctrine."  CNN)U.S. President Barack Obama stated that "We will engage, but We preserve all We capabilities.
article_snippet.sent: By capabilities, Obama must mean the tools, whether diplomatic, economic or military, to protect and defend U.S. interests.
article_snippet.sent: the "Obama doctrine is significant because the "Obama doctrine provides greater clarity about the U.S. policy under the rest of Obama's presidency.
article_snippet.sent: There exist grave doubts about whether the current U.S. administration is indeed ready to deploy the above-mentioned "capabilities.
article_snippet.sent: Establishing a region "living in peace" is clearly not an instance where those capabilities will be deployed and is not part of the so-called Obama doctrine.
article_snippet.sent: What Obama failed to do is to highlight that this statement is in fact also applicable to Iran.
article_snippet.sent: Unfortunately, the "Obama doctrine" does little to change this and may in fact make matters worse.
highlights_snippet.sent: Obama recently explained U.S. foreign policy moves on Iran and Cuba .
  