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Obama Abroad III: Now With More Landmark Speeches to the Muslim World
wwtMask
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President Obama is currently on an overseas trip which has thus far taken him to Saudi Arabia and Egypt and will later see him in France to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. Today, at Cairo University, he did what he does best: giving a serious, honest, and ambitious speech about extremism, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Mideast peace process, freedom, religious tolerance, democracy, economic prosperity, and women's rights, and how they all relate to security and peace around the world. You can view or read the full speech here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/04/obama-speech-in-cairo-vid_n_211215.html
It was a great speech designed to catch the ears of Muslims and change minds about America's role on the world stage. It was also a call for respect and civility, and a call to action to overcome divisions that prevent peace in the region. In it, Obama made some firm committments, which I think are key to bridging the divide that our involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan created.
So let's discuss Obama's trip, his speech, and the rest of the politicking that's going to surround the president while he's overseas. What are some of the things you think are going to come out of this trip? What are the ramifications for him and his opposition back in America? How should we expect his speech to be received by the Muslim world?
It was a great speech designed to catch the ears of Muslims and change minds about America's role on the world stage. It was also a call for respect and civility, and a call to action to overcome divisions that prevent peace in the region. In it, Obama made some firm committments, which I think are key to bridging the divide that our involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan created.
So let's discuss Obama's trip, his speech, and the rest of the politicking that's going to surround the president while he's overseas. What are some of the things you think are going to come out of this trip? What are the ramifications for him and his opposition back in America? How should we expect his speech to be received by the Muslim world?
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The less we have of the AAARRRGGGGGGGGG THEY HATE OUR FREEDOMS! rhetoric the better
rise up fellow american patriots and put an end to this liberal socialist fascist dictator tyrannical monarchical "president"
and find his real birth certificate
I..I just..what.how...
..and do my conservative friends buy it? You freaking betcha.
Speaking of which...
Obama Indicted At Birthers' "Citizen Grand Juries". I really wish I could say that this was a joke. D:
Your conservative friends are honest to god retards. Nothing they ever do for the rest of their lives can make up for how stupid they are for thinking this.
It's so frustrating because these people are so beyond any hint of rational thought that it's fucking impossible to make them feel ashamed or stupid for believing in such a stupid thing.
I think some of these people actually come from an alternate dimension of stupid. Seems Matt Drudge's anus is the portal to this realm.
That is standard procedure when dealing with royalty, especially when in their country. I'm sure there's footage of someone bowing to the queen of England.
Hey, I love these guys. Not only do they provide lots of laughs at their own expense, they also marginalize themselves so effectively that no one takes them seriously or even wants to hear anything they have to say. I'm fine with them busying themselves with inane shit rather than lending their time and money to take on more substantial issues.
Spoiler'd for multiple images.
Obama is such a cryptonfacistmooslem.
where in the world do you get an idea like that? Fox News maybe? I know they throw out some wacky ideas, but I find it hard to believe they would even do that.
Are you really surprised?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,524928,00.html
edit: I actually pointed out to these people that Sean Hannity is only being a douche bag and saying that Obama will apologize, where as he hasn't actually done so, nor will he, nor has he for anything else. But these people fail to see the difference between what Obama hasn't done and what Sean Hannity says he will do.
The trip is so historic, Osama Bin Laden popped out of his cave for the first time in months and released an audio tape. He says that talk is cheap, and the US are still fighting bloody wars against Islam in Iraq and Afghanistan, and calls for more attacks against Americans.
Is it weird that Bin Laden sounds more rational and restrained than Republicans?
It seems like this time might be for real since Congress is appearing to grow some balls on the issue. Bush the Greater took much the same tack, but was completely undermined by the House and the Senate giving AIPAC sloppy blowjobs.
If he apologizes for anything to Germany it should be for the creepy backrub Bush gave to that German official.
Out of all the fuck-ups Bush did that was the second most embarrassing moment, imo. I don't want my president to be creepy backrub guy.
So very awesome.
I can't even believe it. I'm trying to imagine how I would've felt if 3 years ago someone had told me a US president would make a speech like that. There's just no way I would've thought it possible.
This man may be my foreign policy idol.
So apparently if we avoid politically charged words but convey the exact same points in other ways more likely to be given thoughtful consideration in an important part of the world, the [strike]terrorists[/strike] guys who want to do mean things to us win.
Maddie: "I am not!"
Riley: "You're a marsupial!"
Maddie: "I am a placental mammal!"
Of course now, he would be awesome backrub guy. I sure wouldn't mind if Obama started rubbing my shoulders.
Maddie: "I am not!"
Riley: "You're a marsupial!"
Maddie: "I am a placental mammal!"
And what if he started with your shoulders and worked his way down?
Yeah... but there seems to be so many more of them than, say, 9/11 truthers and the OMG LIZARD PEOPLE people.
:winky:
Maddie: "I am not!"
Riley: "You're a marsupial!"
Maddie: "I am a placental mammal!"
But still, you guys have a way awesome leader. Wanna swap Obama for Gordon Brown? We'll throw in Boris Johnson as well for free.
No thanks, we think we'll keep "The Islamic Shock" to ourselves.
I think Israel is going to find it harder to maintain opposition to the two state solution. The support for their opposition is crumbling in the Senate and House, even among the Jewish members.
We fuel and equip most of their god damn military. If they don't want to play nice, all we have to fucking do is have the balls to threaten to cut off their supply.
No, just a significant minority. It'd suck for them for a little while if we decided to pick up stakes, but it wouldn't be some catastrophic event. Their biggest problem would be losing a guaranteed veto in the security council.
It's on the White House Youtube channel if you want to watch it.
Oh did you indeed.