Thadius
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Well Obama delivered his speech today in Berlin, to what police estimate as 200,000, which is his biggest concert to date. Overall the speech was good, you could tell from his words he was attempting to mark it as a historical speech. The recurring theme was a comparison to the airlifts after WWII. With the continued reminder of this is the moment... For a full transcript http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/24/raw-data-transcript-of-obamas-speech-in-berlin/ . There were a few things that made me raise an eyebrow, so I figured I would share my thoughts, and hope to get your opinions.
"This is the moment when we must build on the wealth that opens markets have created and share its benefits more equitably. Trade has been a cornerstone of our growth and global development, but we will not be able to sustain this growth if it favors the few and not the many.
Together — together, we must forge trade that truly rewards the work that creates wealth, with meaningful protections for our people and our planet. This is the moment for trade that is free and fair for all."
On this I will just let what CNN reported say it all.
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/24/amanpour.obama/
The top EU trade official is already offering this caution to Obama on NAFTA: stop the crowd pleasing rhetoric, and be serious about U.S. commitment to free trade and unfettered markets.
"As we speak, cars in Boston and factories in Beijing are melting the ice caps in the Arctic, shrinking coastlines in the Atlantic, and bringing drought to farms from Kansas to Kenya."
I am not even sure I want to remark on this one, it pretty much speaks for itself... Hey you Bostonians, think of us that enjoy food, and stop driving.
"No one welcomes war. I recognize the enormous difficulties in Afghanistan. But my country and yours have a stake in seeing that NATO’s first mission beyond Europe’s borders is a success. For the people of Afghanistan, and for our shared security, the work must be done.
America can’t do this alone. The Afghan people need our troops and your troops, our support and your support to defeat the Taliban and Al Qaida, to develop their economy, and to help them rebuild their nation. We have too much at stake to turn back now."
While I agree with him that we need to help secure Afghanistan, for all of those reasons... Isn't there just as much at stake in Iraq? Perhaps even more, including the obvious strategic oil implications? Where would the Iraqis be if we had followed Obama's policies? The thought of it scares me.
"The genocide in Darfur shames the conscience of us all..... Will we give meaning to the words “never again” in Darfur?"
What did he say last year?
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“Well, look, if that’s the criteria by which we are making decisions on the deployment of U.S. forces, then by that argument you would have 300,000 troops in the Congo right now — where millions have been slaughtered as a consequence of ethnic strife — which we haven’t done,” Obama said in an interview with The Associated Press.
“We would be deploying unilaterally and occupying the Sudan, which we haven’t done. Those of us who care about Darfur don’t think it would be a good idea,” he said.
I guess sometimes "never again" means not right now. At what point does he think we should step in and stop Genocide? What does warrant the use of the military for humanitarian reasons?
"But I come before you to say that we are heirs to a struggle for freedom. We are a people of improbable hope. With an eye towards the future, with resolve in our heart, let us remember this history, and answer our destiny, and remake the world once again."
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http://www.rjchq.org/news.asp?FormMode=Detail&id=1330
"Senator Obama in Jordan today said that terrorism makes 'Israelis want to dig in and simply think about their own security regardless of what's going on beyond their borders.' What Senator Obama fails to recognize is that the safety and security of its citizenry is the primary obligation of a country's leadership.
In essence, Senator Obama is asking Israelis and the American Jewish community to put terrorism in context. Senator Obama continues his rhetoric of moral equivalence by implying that measures taken by Israel to protect its citizens are on par with the Palestinians' frustration at border checkpoints. Senator Obama's attempt at even-handed diplomacy fails to hold Palestinians accountable for using terrorist tactics against innocent Israeli citizens as a means to achieve their ends."
And finally,
"This is the moment when we must come together to save this planet. Let us resolve that we will not leave our children to a world where the oceans rise, and famine spreads, and terrible storms devastate our lands."
I am glad that Obama thinks that we can stop all of those things from happening, this all must be part of his proposed research into new technologies. I can't wait for the day that we have a technology to stop terrible storms from hitting land... Would this be some sort of dome? I cannot fathom what fantasy he is living in, but how does he propose to stop tornadoes from touching down? Perhaps it is part of his new math on casualties... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=185iI_nXYRY For the record there were 12 total deaths.
Well I will leave it like that for now, I look forward to the discussions, and lets at least keep it on topic (ie. the speach, policies and ideas mentioned in the speech, location of the speech, etc..)
I wish you all well,
Thadius
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