In his March 29 speech, Barack Obama came close to a flat-out promise that the United States, under the rest of his administration, will not stand idly by when civilians around the globe are being killed in any conflicts that may arise.

He thereby answered the question he should have been asked during his campaign for president: What kind of commander in chief will you be? Activist? Laid back? Out of the loop? 

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