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To: longnshort who wrote (605563)3/29/2011 3:43:13 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1585085
 
Obama Wins Arab Respect

by Kate Seelye

In the president’s speech on Libya, he laid out his moral argument for saving lives in defense of democracy, without boots on the ground—an American role that has won him support in the Arab world. Plus, more Obama speech reaction.

It’s one of those twists of irony that the U.S.-backed no-fly zone over Libya has more support in the Arab world than in the U.S. Congress. I’m not sure if Obama’s eloquent defense of the American military mission in Libya during his address to the nation Monday night convinced a skeptical Congress of its value, but his speech certainly articulated an American role that many Arabs embrace.

...contd at thedailybeast.com