Posted on 11/10/2010 1:35:44 AM PST by onyx
JAKARTA, Indonesia — In the Muslim nation that was his boyhood home, President Barack Obama acknowledged today that U.S. relations are still frayed with the Islamic world despite his best efforts at repair. He urged all sides to look beyond "suspicion and mistrust" to forge common ground against terrorism.
Forcefully returning to a theme he sounded last year in visits to Turkey and Egypt, Obama said: "I have made it clear that America is not and never will be at war with Islam. . . . Those who want to build must not cede ground to terrorists who seek to destroy."
Beaming with pride, Obama delivered perhaps the most intensely personal speech of his presidency, speaking phrases in Indonesian to a cheering crowd of young people.
"Let me begin with a simple statement: Indonesia is part of me," he said in Indonesian during a morning speech at the University of Indonesia.
He praised the world's most populous Muslim nation for standing its ground against "violent extremism" and said: "All of us must defeat al-Qaeda and its affiliates, who have no claim to be leaders of any religion. . . .This is not a task for America alone."
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"Relations between the United States and Muslim nations have been frayed over many years. As president, I have made it a priority to begin to repair these relations," Obama said.
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Pork chops, chittlins and bacon to all of them.
Apostle Claver tells the world how the real party of racism is the Democrats
“What’s next... Michelle in a burka?”
Hey Foul Tip, that’s a very good start!!!
Thanks for the ping to the daily outrage.
dear Lord - there aren’t words to describe how absolutely awful this is on sooooo many levels.
the arrogance of both individuals is amazing.
on the fashion front, the ‘female’ scowls while holding up her pants near the crotch - looks like the gang bangers holding up their pants. the material, style, etc. ugh.
I think she had to wear her clothes very loose so she could get into the mosque. She’s covered up pretty well ... nearly burka-style. Nothing showing but her face and hands. Very uncharacteristic for MO.
Well maybe we should rethink Sharia Law here in USA for the next two years at least if it would spare us looking at Wookies body.
Thank you. I have now learned something regarding the moslem/muslim issue.
However, I call them “mohammedans”, no capital “m”, BTW.
What is up with his head in the clouds?
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That is his Benito Mussolini look.
Your post is spot on.
There is a big difference between like and respect.
The image of the first lady donning a hijab is disgraceful - it is a shame that the majority of Americans don't have a clue as to what it means.
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