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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: zeta1961 who wrote (15537)	3/26/2008 4:56:13 PM
From: Travis_Bickle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Imo he should phrase it as "Why should an American president be afraid to meet any leader, anywhere?" Good video would be Khrushchev banging his shoe with Obama intoning "Khrushchev banged his shoe but the Iron Curtain still came down."

To: zeta1961 who wrote (15537)	3/26/2008 4:59:04 PM
From: Sr K	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Background. ontheissues.org Democratic Primary Debate at The Citadel, sponsored by YouTube and CNN: on Foreign Policy Charleston SC Jul 23, 2007 Q: Would you be willing to meet separately, without precondition, during the first year of your administration, with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea? OBAMA: I would. And the reason is this: the notion that somehow not talking to countries is punishment to them--which has been the guiding diplomatic principle of this administration--is ridiculous. Ronald Reagan constantly spoke to Soviet Union at a time when he called them an evil empire. He understood that we may not trust them and they may pose an extraordinary danger to this country, but we had the obligation to find areas where we can potentially move forward. And I think that it is a disgrace that we have not spoken to them. CLINTON: I will not promise to meet with the leaders of these countries during my first year. I don't want to be used for propaganda purposes. I don't want to make a situation even worse. But I certainly agree that we need to get back to diplomacy.