BY JAMES TRAUB
APRIL 3, 2015
April 2, 2015 may well be remembered as one of the finest days of Barack Obama’s presidency. Of course, Obama hasn’t had many fine days. Virtually all of his successes in foreign policy have been subtractive ones, achieved by unwinding onerous commitments made by his predecessor. That’s why the nuclear framework deal signed with Tehran stands out: Obama has achieved something affirmative, fundamental, long-sought. He has demonstrated the value of old-fashioned diplomacy—a discipline he has rarely seemed to believe in, or practice, as ardently as his Secretary of State, John Kerry.
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