Obama tells Arabic network US is 'not your enemy'

YahooNews ^ | 01/27/09 | PAUL SCHEMM

[AngelesCrestHighway]

CAIRO, Egypt – President Barack Obama chose an Arabic-language satellite TV network for his first formal television interview as president, delivering a message Tuesday to the Muslim world that "Americans are not your enemy." The interview taped Monday underscored Obama's commitment to repair relations with the Muslim world that have suffered under the previous administration. The president expressed an intention to engage the Middle East immediately and his new envoy to the region, former Sen. George J. Mitchell, was expected to arrived in Egypt on Tuesday for a visit that will also take him to Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. "My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy," Obama told the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya news channel, which is privately owned by a Saudi businessman. Obama said the U.S. had made mistakes in the past but "that the same respect and partnership that America had with the Muslim world as recently as 20 or 30 years ago, there's no reason why we can't restore that."

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Americans are not your enemy?....Good luck with that!

[Red in Blue PA]

2009- The year when Naivete took control of Washington.

[lilylangtree]

The islamics look at this and say, “What a wuss! We’re going to run him over with a 2x4 and he won’t know what hit him. Americans are stupid.”

[BenLurkin]

It has never been our war against Islam.

It is Islam's war against us.

[anniegetyourgun]

And what, pray tell, is the opposite of an “enemy?”

[penelopesire]

Well..that ought to do it. Peace is now possible..../sarcasm

[Melinda]

He seems to understand that the children need to be spoken to plainly and succinctly.

[Yogafist]

He is making Jimmy Carter proud.

[skeeter]

Obama said the U.S. had made mistakes in the past but "that the same respect and partnership that America had with the Muslim world as recently as 20 or 30 years ago, there's no reason why we can't restore that."

Mistakes like allowing our interests to be blown up & citizens killed by Muslims fanatics?

[sarasota]

Obama’s rhetoric (no preconditions + I’m here to listen”) is being met with laughter at home and in the Middle East. I’ve never heard such naive rhetoric.

[dennisw]

Whenever you think of 0bammy, think of that Bee Gee’s song “Jive Talking”

[Cicero]

So, first he visits the White House press room to tell them, “Don’t you dare try to interview me!” Then he gives his first interview to a Muslim propaganda outfit.

I hope the Washington Press Corps really appreciates Barry’s consideration for their finer feelings.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Obama comes to Washington and throws a light switch with terrorism.... suddenly the hills are alight with the Sound of Music!

[Starfleet Command]

And the subtitles running under him say:

"House Negro of Great Satan Begs Islam to Spare His Country of Dogs and Monkeys."

[dware]

Also here: Obama Interview Signals New Tone in Relations With Islam

[ExTexasRedhead]

Tell this BS to the families of our fallen and wounded soldiers and the families who lost their loved ones on 9/11? The American people elected a complete moron who is going to destroy us all. Pray big time. When you’re through praying, call every one of the morons in Congress and tell them what you think of them and their lunacy. Then ask where their spine and gonads are.

202-225-3121

[Dustbunny]

Wow, how profound. /sarc

[mort56]

Neville Chamberlain lives. He has been reincarnated as the 44th President of the United States.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

“Then he gives his first interview to a Muslim propaganda outfit.”.....

Yes!....wonderful is’nt it? King Zero: The first global president!