Sarkozy upstages President Obama at the UN
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Today, the UN General Assembly hosted the speech of two of the most important world leaders, US President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Despite the fact that President Obama's speech lasted three times longer than his French counterpart, Sarkozy's speech was more sensible, and indirectly challenged the words uttered by Obama.
Though he did not plead directly for UN recognition of a Palestinian state, Sarkozy spoke for a majority when he stated that sixty years of occupation and the status quo of protagonists in the peace talks did not work. He also suggested it might be time to change a dead-end formula, and engage the international arena in the process. Sarkozy has always felt that Europe, and perhaps more appropriately France, should have a key role in the negotiations in the Middle East. After the United States, France has the largest Jewish diaspora in the world.
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Though he did not plead directly for UN recognition of a Palestinian state, Sarkozy spoke for a majority when he stated that sixty years of occupation and the status quo of protagonists in the peace talks did not work. He also suggested it might be time to change a dead-end formula, and engage the international arena in the process. Sarkozy has always felt that Europe, and perhaps more appropriately France, should have a key role in the negotiations in the Middle East. After the United States, France has the largest Jewish diaspora in the world.
Continue reading on Examiner.com Sarkozy upstages President Obama at the UN - National Foreign Policy | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/foreign-policy-in-national/sarkozy-upstages-president-ob...
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Aimee_Kligman
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Bravo Nicolas Sarkozy. He may not be as tall, and as eloquent as Barack Obama, but he called facts into questions. And unlike Obama, he's not in New York to raise money.
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Aimee_Kligman
