27 January 2009
Obama Shows Weakness
Posted by Joy Bischoff under: What's News; World Affairs .
It does not strengthen our political influence to publicly disparage our country, especially to our enemies. It is a good idea to work to change public perception and show greater willingness to listen to legitimate governments and work together for peace. It is altogether a different thing to throw stones at our nation. This puts us in a position of weakness and makes our critics feel justified in every criticism they have leveled against us. I am afraid Joe Biden is right when he said that Obama is going to be tested. Such a public stance of weakness will be a green light to aggressive terrorists.
What President Obama and other liberals simply refuse to understand is, that there are many cultures that do not think the way we do. It is not true that we are all alike and love solves everything. I believed that too until I majored in Middle Eastern Studies. Any individual raised in a culture that works hard to shape thinking, is influenced by that philosophy. This does not make me prejudice. It is not the color of one’s skin that makes a person think differently, it is the way they are raised. If hatred is fed along with mother’s milk, hatred will result in later actions. If a culture is taught not to respect gentle, conciliatory actions by people or governments, then those actions by our government will result in an aggressive response. Case in point; for years Israel has signed treaties giving land for peace. They give the land, the Palestinians give the opposite of peace, laughing all the while at the gullible and foolish west for brokering with empty deal. When will we learn?
Obama gives first TV interview to Arabic network
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama gave his first formal television interview as president to an Arabic cable TV network, telling Al-Arabiya that when it comes to Middle East matters “all too often the United States starts by dictating.”…
Obama said he felt it important to “get engaged right away” in the Mideast and had directed Mitchell to talk to “all the major parties involved.” His administration would craft an approach after that, he said in the interview.
“What I told him is start by listening, because all too often the United States starts by dictating,” Obama told the interviewer.
The president reiterated the U.S. commitment to Israel as an ally, and to its right to defend itself. But he suggested that Israel has hard choices to make and that his administration would press harder for it to do so.
“We cannot tell either the Israelis or the Palestinians what’s best for them. They’re going to have to make some decisions. But I do believe that the moment is ripe for both sides to realize that the path that they are on is one that is not going to result in prosperity and security for their people,” he said.
Obama added: “There are Israelis who recognize that it is important to achieve peace. They will be willing to make sacrifices if the time is appropriate and if there is serious partnership on the other side.”
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