The world, thank you very much, will do quite well without an "Obama Doctrine."
What's wrong with the idea of a chief executive who simply does his job without pretense to imperial or papal grandeur?
The pomposity of the various presidential doctrines - many of them rather shabby statements when their fancy wrap and ribbons are removed - indeed, the very use of the word "doctrine" is the surest sign of American's having fully absorbed the concept of empire.
The president is, after all, just an elected official with a limit on his/her time in office.
