As far as foreign policy is concerned, the Obama years are likely to be recalled negatively. Whether it's the crisis in Ukraine, dealing with Russia or handling the Middle East problem, U.S. diplomacy gives the impression of incoherency.
Not even two months after the tragedy of the botched lethal injection, the next executions in Oklahoma have taken place — despite President Obama's declaring a six-month moratorium. Revenge has no place in a nation of laws.
George W. Bush's response to the Senate report on mistreatment of terrorist suspects shows that the former U.S. president has understood and learned nothing from it. Globally, his words will serve only to radicalize others.