What might surprise Washington-loathing libertarians who read Leading From Behind is what Miniter writes about Obama the person.
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But we also know that we are stuck here for awhile and the country is stuck leading from behind for awhile.
"To say they are leading from behind is too generous, " he said.
"If you're in a position of political leadership, you actually have to lead - that means leading from the front, not leading from behind, " he said.
As the Republicans tell it, Mr Obama has spent his presidency projecting weakness, leading from behind, apologising for America, denying American exceptionalism and throwing Israel under a bus.
And this - these points were actually explicitly made by that Obama senior official who was quoted in that New Yorker piece when he was quoted as saying leading from behind.
He has refrained from issuing unambiguous threats to hostile states, such as Iran, that engage in bellicose behavior toward the U.S., and he has let his staff speak of "leading from behind" as a desirable approach to foreign policy.
If we keep leading from "behind, " as the president puts it, the lowest common denominator of Western resolve will define our policy.
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Earlier Sunday, Edinson Cavani took his Serie A-leading goal tally to 28 as second-placed Napoli came from behind to beat Siena 2-1 thanks to Marek Hamsik's injury-time winner.
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If leading politicians from the two big parties speak angrily of each other, they do it behind closed doors.
And we all know Fox tends to come from behind and end up on top in the demo, with CBS leading in viewers.
In a city which has finally regained its status as one of eastern Europe's leading cultural capitals after the devastation of World War II and decades largely isolated from the West behind the Iron Curtain, Kaye said the orchestra's message of peace through music was especially resonant.
Stewart is putting serious weight behind his words, hosting a week of "The Daily Show" from Washington leading up to the event.
The woman was climbing outside stairs leading to Knightswood Secondary School in Glasgow when a man tried to pull her bag from her shoulder from behind her.
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