Posted on 04/06/2009 5:37:31 AM PDT by IrishMike
With rousing speeches and a diplomatic manner, Barack Obama quelled fears that differences of opinion would end Europe's love affair with him. German commentators applaud how he handled himself during his European visit but worry that rougher times lie ahead.
Before US President Barack Obama came to Europe last week for a series of meetings with global leaders, many worried that Europe's Obama-mania had waned in the wake of growing disagreements on both sides of the Atlantic about how to handle a number of issues, ranging from how to combat the economic crisis to how to combat the growing Taliban threat in Afghanistan.
But most signs indicate that Obama succeeded in keeping the love alive. Thousands attended his speeches, and the places he visited were strewn with American flags and pro-Obama paraphernalia. When he spoke, moreover, Obama pleased audiences by making it clear that the US was willing to seriously address the issues that Europe cares about most, including climate change and global financial regulation.
Although he did not ignore the touchy issue of demanding more European commitment to helping in Afghanistan, saying that "Europe should not simply expect the US to shoulder the burden alone," Obama did not allow the disagreement to drown out the other issues on the table.
(Excerpt) Read more at spiegel.de ...
Fois grass for all !!!!!!!!!!
“In a speech Sunday in Prague, Obama also expressed his desire to work toward a world free of nuclear arms, telling the audience of more than 20,000 that we “must ignore the voices who tell us that the world cannot change. We have to insist, ‘Yes, we can.’”
When the Russians start ‘rattling their swords’, these same love crazed Europeans will be screaming and cursing at Obama to protect them.
One man’s opinion, I read alot of things that said differently.
Ignore the voices who tell us that the world cannot change. We have to insist,we are from the government and we are here to help you.
...and has taken on more for himself...
Too bad the journalism so-called profession hasn’t had its sense of self-importance reduced.
Paris and Berlin bristle as Obama backs Turkey for EU
Reuters | 4/5/2009 | Kerstin Gemhlich and Mark John
Posted on 04/05/2009 10:36:24 PM PDT by mojitojoe
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2223110/posts
Leave Turkey’s bid to join EU to us, Nicolas Sarkozy warns Barack Obama
TIMES ONLINE | April 6, 2009 | David Charter in Prague
Posted on 04/05/2009 7:54:37 PM PDT by Cincinna
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223053/posts
He’s wrecking our self confidence and raising our self esteem.
He’s wrecking our self confidence and raising our self esteem.
He’s wrecking our self confidence and raising our self esteem.
I wonder how the Ukraine and Georgia feel about the US reducing its “sense of self-importance.”
The Europeans like us. I feel so much better and safer. This rant is too good to miss:
Krauthammer: Europe’s Been Sucking On America’s Tit For 60 Years
We can no longer call planes flying into a building an act of terrorism. In Obamamerica, it will be referred to as a “manmade disaster.”
Craig R. Smith
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=94033
Thanks dervish!
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