Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Last Saturday, US President Barack Obama played golf while his foreign policy, and that of the nation he leads, was going up in smoke. Literally.

On the same day the State Department ordered the eva–cuation of the US Embassy in Libya. Only three years ago, Obama helped North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies overthrow Muammar Gaddafi as part of his “lead from behind” doctrine, but he has done little to help the resulting democratic government secure its authority.

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