Barack Obama: "I want to dialogue directly with Iran and Syria. We will not stabilize the area if we do not speak to our enemies.."
How will you begin to improve the image of the United States in the world? Barack Obama. It is necessary to end the war in Iraq. Occupying this country puts us in opposition to the entire world. Similarly, it is necessary to close Guantanamo and offer the prisoners there a legal framework in which they can be judged.
I also want, once elected, to organize a meeting in the Muslim world, with all the Heads of State, to discuss frankly how to bridge the divide between Islam and the West, which becomes greater every day. I want to ask them to join our anti-terrorism efforts. We must also listen to their concerns.
I also want us to take the lead in fields like climate change, which the Bush administration has neglected for so long, and which worries the world. If we show that we are in the forefront of climatic change and nuclear non-proliferation, then we will receive in exchange greater co-operation in the areas which concern us....
How do you plan to get out of Iraq? Barak Obama: I would begin withdrawing our troops as quickly as possible, at the rate of one or two brigades per month. That would enable us to leave Iraq about 2009. This would send a signal to the Iraqis that we will not remain forever....
Thanks. Boils down to: “We will be good dhimmis if I am elected”