compete with. that said, there are questions about the obama foreign policy. this speech comes at a crucial time and a difficult time for his foreign policy. crucial because halfway through his second term he's talking now about foreign policy decisions that are going to define his legacy. difficult because so many of the foreign policy challenges now are in extremely challenging phases. michelle mentioned syria, two years in, 100,000 dead. you can't argue u.s. policy worked there. libya, you successfully deposed moammar cat daffy, but you can't call that a success either. it's been dragged back by events in the middle east and even events in europe with the crisis in ukraine. although it was a largely successful election there on the weekend, big portions of the eastern part of that country did not vote, 10%, 15% turnout