President Obama and his national security and economic teams have done a good job in the past several months focusing on U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific region and taking the case for engagement in this dynamic region to Americans. Investing political capital by explaining that promoting U.S. interests in Asia is fundamentally linked to economic recovery and maintaining peace and stability in the twenty-first century lays down a foundation for policy development and committing resources.
Despite this outstanding effort, getting November right is mandatory for the United States and President Obama in order to harvest the good work and intentions of his team. This will be a test.
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