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Obama: Don’t shift to isolationism

President Barack Obama returns a salute as he arrives to deliver his final commencement address to the 2016 class U.S. Air Force Academy, Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Obama, in his final commencement address in office, talked about the role of the military in the years ahead and warned that it should not shift toward isolationism. “The United States of America remains the most powerful nation on earth and a force for good,” Mr. Obama said at the commencement for graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. While he didn’t name Donald Trump , the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, the president’s remarks seemed to be a response to Trump’s criticisms of America’s standing in the world — he has called Mr. Obama’s foreign policy “weak” on several occasions/CBS News. More here.

Question: Is the USA viewed more favorably around the world today than it was 8 years ago when Barack Obama took office?

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