Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday outlined his foreign policy vision and defended his record to date. What caught our experts' ears was as much about what he didn't address as much as what he did. Obama lays out foreign policy challenges Here are their takeaways: 1. Partner in Yemen still has problems: Obama's call for a new $5 billion counter-terrorism fund to "train, build capacity, and facilitate partner countries on the front lines" may find it tough going to achieve quick results. "These resources will give us flexibility to fulfill different missions, including training security forces in Yemen who have gone on the offensive against al Qaeda; supporting a multinational force to keep the peace in Somalia; working with European allies to train a functioning security force and border patrol in Libya; and facilitating French operations in Mali," the President said.
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U.S. officials still have questions about the Yemeni military's ability
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An anti-terrorism strategy without diplomacy is a short-term fix, President says
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Obama presented a lawyerly defense of his foreign policy to date
Both sides are maneuvering, both attack and counterattack, but even with @placeholder military efforts, the basic power on the ground doesn't shift for either side.