Isobel Coleman : Obama mainly discussed domestic issues : economy , immigration , defense . He talked very little about and offered nothing much new on foreign policy , she says . Aside from a free trade agreement with Europe , there was little else in this State of the Union that hinted at foreign policy ambition . Coleman : He talked about the Iraq War , spoke little about Iran , Syria , China . Coleman : His reinvigorated free trade agenda seems to be the boldest move .
Isobel Coleman : Obama mainly discussed domestic issues : economy , immigration , defense . He talked very little about and offered nothing much new on foreign policy , she says . Coleman : He talked about the Iraq War , spoke little about Iran , Syria , China . Coleman : His reinvigorated free trade agenda seems to be the boldest move .