Posted on 12/04/2008 4:51:14 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Barack Obama is considering making a major foreign policy speech in an Islamic capital during his first 100 days as president in an effort to mend rifts between the U.S. and the Muslim world.
Helene Cooper of The New York Times spoke to several sources, including diplomats, about which Islamic capital Obama might choose, and the consensus was Cairo, Egypt.
The reason: Process of elimination.
A speech in Baghdad would appear to validate the Iraq war, which Obama opposed. A visit to Damascus, the Syrian capital, “would look as if he was rewarding the Syrians and it’s too soon for that,” Ziad Asali, president of the American Task Force on Palestine, told Cooper.
Asali also ruled out:
Ramallah on the West Bank, noting that “Palestinians seek Jerusalem as their capital.”
Tehran in Iran. “Too soon for that.” Amman, Jordan. “Been there, done that.”
Islamabad, Pakistan. “Too dangerous.”
Ankara, Turkey. “Too safe.”
As for Jakarta, Indonesia, where Obama spent part of his youth, “people would yawn about that,” said Asali.
One of Obama’s foreign policy advisers ruled out Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and other capitals around the Persian Gulf.
Cooper concluded: “It’s got to be Cairo. Egypt is perfect. It’s certainly Muslim enough, populous enough and relevant enough. It’s an American ally, but there are enough tensions in the relationship that the choice will feel bold.”
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I remember it.
That wasn’t a major policy speech.
That was a European tour with Jack in tow.
Recall Bin Laden's "strong horse" discussion about his strategy re: the US? For all its crappiness, at least the Bush admin took that strategy and shoved it right back down the islamist fascists' throats. If Obama does this, we're dialing way back... in this one cheap act of smug symbolism, the snob will shout to the islamists that the US wants to be the weaker horse. The fascists want to talk? Make them bloody come to us, not come to them hat in hand.
Many of us are going to pay for this jerk's actions for a long time. And with our blood and lives. What a @#$@ing douche Obama is.
i find it funny that such a person wouldn't know that he is NOT the president-elect until AFTER the electoral college meets on December 15th
affirmative action... when intelligence and skill just don't matter
How do you mend rifts with savages? This is not an encouraging sign.
Is Obama upholding the Constitution or subverting it?
This speech will be so bad in so many ways!
The best way to mend rifts with savages, kill all the savages.
My first reaction also. In fact, it wouldn't hurt my feelings if we were to build some fences between us and the satanic jihadists.
Obama needs to stay the hell home. Otherwise we may end up following the first kidnapping and beheading of a U.S. president on Youtube video.
That’s my strategy. This is extremely worrisome as to what this clown is going to get us into. Deliver us from evil.
That is funny.
How about Gaza?
i know
If he goes that far, he might have just a little problem when he gets back here.
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