Wasn't it nice for a change to hear a president offer calm, peaceful, non threatening remarks to our friends overseas? Obama managed to assure the Muslim world that we are not interested in waging war with them. He did this while also acknowledging that there is a significant extremist group that needed to be dealt with. There hasn't been much Republican reaction as yet but one can only imagine Bush, Cheney, Gingrich, Limbaugh, Coulter and the rest of the lunatic fringe foaming at the mouth at Obama's words of peace to the Muslim community. The over whelming majority of the Muslim people want peace in this world as much as we do. All they want is to be left alone to run their lives as they wish. Unlike the previous administration who insisted on ramming their ideals done EVERONE'S throats (including ours), Obama has made it clear that so long as the terrorist element of their culture leaves us along, everyone can get along. Nevertheless, it's going to take more than this one speech to build trust. So my advice to Mr. Obama (as though he needs it, right?) is what you see at the top of this piece: Keep Calm & Carry On.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
An Olive Branch VS the Big Stick
Wasn't it nice for a change to hear a president offer calm, peaceful, non threatening remarks to our friends overseas? Obama managed to assure the Muslim world that we are not interested in waging war with them. He did this while also acknowledging that there is a significant extremist group that needed to be dealt with. There hasn't been much Republican reaction as yet but one can only imagine Bush, Cheney, Gingrich, Limbaugh, Coulter and the rest of the lunatic fringe foaming at the mouth at Obama's words of peace to the Muslim community. The over whelming majority of the Muslim people want peace in this world as much as we do. All they want is to be left alone to run their lives as they wish. Unlike the previous administration who insisted on ramming their ideals done EVERONE'S throats (including ours), Obama has made it clear that so long as the terrorist element of their culture leaves us along, everyone can get along. Nevertheless, it's going to take more than this one speech to build trust. So my advice to Mr. Obama (as though he needs it, right?) is what you see at the top of this piece: Keep Calm & Carry On.
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Just amazing. Why is it we didn't think of this sooner-speaking to people in a respectful manner, as opposed to ramming our American-centric ideas down everyone else's throats. I've never been prouder to be an American, honestly!
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