Tim Pawlenty will give a major speech on foreign policy this Tuesday at the Council of Foreign Relations.
“The speech will focus on the challenges and opportunities presented by the Arab Spring,” a Pawlenty aide says. “Governor Pawlenty will address President Obama’s failed leadership, approach, and philosophy of how to approach the entire Middle East region. He will touch on the need for the Republican Party to continue its support for a strong foreign policy.”
Pawlenty called President Obama’s speech last night about his decision to pull 33,000 troops out of Afghanistan “deeply concerning.”
“Look how he phrased the outcome of this war,” Pawlenty told Fox News host Bill O’Reilly. “He said we need to end the war ‘responsibly.’ When America goes to war, America needs to win. We need to close out the war successfully.”