Shades of a Foreign Policy in the Inaugural Address

I found several passages in today's speech illuminative of President Obama's worldview:

Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with the sturdy alliances and enduring convictions.

They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use. Our security emanates from the justness of our cause; the force of our example; the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

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We will not apologize for our way of life nor will we waver in its defense.

And for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that, "Our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken. You cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you."

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To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict or blame their society's ills on the West, know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.

There was a specific and unequivocal rebuke of postcolonial theory (to which many of Mr. Obama's supporters subscribe) in the lines "We will not apologize..." and "blame their society's ills on the West...." That he didn't need to make such a statement but did so anyway bodes well for a foreign policy that confronts not coddles dictators.