05.21.08
Obama Talks with Muslin Leaders
Have you ever moved into a house and the former owner tells you the neighbor is a bad person? Then you find out later that the former owner was the butt-hole and the neighbor is a good guy. Use that analogy with Obama as the new house owner and Muslin nations as the next-door neighbor. It is possible that US foreign policy for the past century puts them into the butt-hole category.
Obama’s approach should be not to take the word of previous administrations. Otherwise it’s business as usual. That business mimics that techniques used by the Crusaders centuries ago. Neither the Crusaders nor the United States will defeat the idea Muslins as terrorists.
Obama wants to find out first hand about our Muslin neighbors and exchange ideas. He’s not taking the word of the former politicians. After all we know how straightforward and honest the Clintons and Bushs are! In fact, why not meet with as many foreign leaders as possible. After all everyone knows, the U.S. has more missiles than any other nation or terrorist group. Helping them see beyond those missiles is sound public relations.
Former presidents have taken an elitist (we’re bigger and better than you) approach to foreign relations negotiations. Their pseudo-bully approach says that we’ll meet with you only if…. You fill in the blanks. Putting qualifications on people before meeting with them is no way to start a positive relationship.
Critics of Obama’s wanting to talk to other nations say he is elevating the others
status. That’s a real elitist attitude. As President of the United States, Obama is acting as a servant of the people. Elevating anyone status has nothing to do with learning to live with our neighbors.
The recent Bush-Clinton-Bush’s foreign policy has made the U.S. a pseudo-bully. Sending our ground forces to Iraq (or anywhere) is stupid. A better way to be a real bully would be to use a “multi-missile” philosophy. A real bully would say, you piss us off; you can expect a rain of missiles on your valuable assets – period. Sending in ground soldiers is sooo – Crusader-like!!
Obama’s main objective in meeting with Muslin nations should be to find out one thing. How motivated are they to join the civilized world?
