Former NATO Commander Reacts To Obama's Foreign Policy Speech

Published May 28, 2014 at 3:12 PM EDT

Admiral James Stavridis is pictured on July 12, 2008, in Mayport, Florida. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Regina L. Brown)

Today, President Obama offered a strong defense of his administration’s foreign policy in a commencement speech at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.

Admiral James Stavridis, the former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO, discusses the speech with Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson.

Guest

James Stavridis, retired Navy Admiral and current Dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University. He’s the former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO. He tweets @stavridisj.

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