The New York Times published a lengthy piece about the diminishing returns that Obama was able to obtain over the past several years in exchange for the release of the Taliban 5 and evidence of how his team had mishandled the process . David Brooks : criticism of Obama foreign policy has been on the increase . Hillary Clinton 's book mentions her disagreement with Obama on Syrian war . He says controversy over prisoner swap for Sgt . Bowe Bergdahl adds to the controversy . Zelizer says foreign policy can have effect on midterms , usually dominated by economic issues .
David Brooks : criticism of Obama foreign policy has been on the increase . Hillary Clinton 's book mentions her disagreement with Obama on Syrian war . He says controversy over prisoner swap for Sgt . Bowe Bergdahl adds to the controversy . Zelizer says foreign policy can have effect on midterms , usually dominated by economic issues .