Monday, 29 June
11:02am, 29 Jun 2009
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“ OK, let me see if I’ve got this right. Since Barack Obama has taken the presidential oath of office we have witnessed: a) Hezbollah lose a shoo-in election in Lebanon, b) Pakistan begin serious efforts to control the Taliban and al Qaeda elements inside its borders, c) Netanyahu of Israel mumble support about a two state solution and rethink settlements and, d) A major awakening of the Iranian citizenry against the heavy-handedness of the mullahs. What hasn’t changed? The simple-minded thuggery of the Right when it comes to foreign policy (and Grover Norquist, someone should gently remind him that it’s 2009, not 1989). They have long preferred a modified Teddy Roosevelt approach. Speak loudly and wail away with the biggest stick you can find. I don’t know if all this is the results of one speech in Cairo by the President but if it is I hope he gives a second, and soon

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Carl Owen, Politico

On the other hand, though… gay rights, education, and his unfulfilled promises about a new kind of politics and a new level of transparency have definitely tarnished the starryness in my eyes when I see Obama’s awesome charisma and rhetoric doing its thing on TV.

Anand Thakker

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