President Obama has, today, made a major policy speech about the political changes sweeping across the Middle East at the Benjamin Franklin Hall in the State Department.
He talked about the role of American diplomacy and the need to improve human rights, democracy, and development in education. He acknowledged the necessity to fight bad governance as it relates to corruption and political participation.
Obama stressed on the increasing strength of global interdependence in security, economics and political relationships and America’s pursuit for its Mideast interests. Nonetheless, he stated that those interests must be in line with the legitimate aspirations of the people in that region.
What’s your take on this speech? Where is the missing link? Do you think this new policy speech will make any difference on the Streets of Cairo, Tripoli, Damascus and beyond? How much can Obama’s new policy be effective given that the U.S economy is in slow recovery mode and that Obama has three battle fronts, some of which are running for nearly a decade?
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