Community | April 19, 2009 | 3 comments

Obama Says Reaching out to Enemies Strengthens US

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Full Article: http://linkbee.com/StrengtheningUSA

Defending his brand of world politics, President Barack Obama said Sunday that he "strengthens our hand" by reaching out to enemies of the United States and making sure that the nation is a leader, not a lecturer, of democracy.

Obama's foreign doctrine emerged across his four-day trip to Latin America, his first extended venture to a region of the world where resentment of U.S. power still lingers. He got a smile, handshakes and even a gift from incendiary leftist leader Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, and embraced overtures of new relations from isolated Cuban President Raul Castro.

"The whole notion was that if we showed courtesy or opened up dialogue...(Continue Story: http://linkbee.com/StrengtheningUSA)
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    • except when it comes to enemies of israel. he won't talk to them. in fact, he'll boycott a greater opportunity to "strengthen" our leadership amongst UN member nations if anyone should say anything factual about israel and our involvement with them.

      we should be talking to our REAL enemies, like North Korea and Iran.

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