Obama Pulls 200,000 STRONG in Berlin
Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps.
Barack Obama addressed 200,000 people...in a foreign country...and had them applauding, shouting approvals and believing: Yes, We Can!
Whether you believe he is going to be the next President of the United States, I just don't see how you can discredit this as anything less than an amazing accomplishment and a huge step for international diplomacy. I doubt Bush or McCain could garner those numbers and reactions, combined.
As Politico writes, in his speech, Obama asked for the continent’s help in stabilizing Afghanistan, preventing nuclear proliferation and slowing global warming. Highlights from his 25-minute speech include:
“In this new century, Americans and Europeans alike will be required to do more – not less. Partnership and cooperation among nations is not a choice; it is the only way, the only way to protect our common security and advance our common humanity. That is why the greatest danger to all is to allow new walls to divide us from one another.”
Obama started the speech with an unlikely premise, suggesting that his words be considered not as those of a candidate for president, but as “a fellow citizen of the world.” He did not say the word “president” again, and avoided mentioning President Bush and his Republican challenger,
John McCain, by name.
Yet the message of the event was unmistakable: As president, he would be different from them.
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As Politico writes, in his speech, Obama asked for the continent’s help in stabilizing Afghanistan, preventing nuclear proliferation and slowing global warming. Highlights from his 25-minute speech include:
“In this new century, Americans and Europeans alike will be required to do more – not less. Partnership and cooperation among nations is not a choice; it is the only way, the only way to protect our common security and advance our common humanity. That is why the greatest danger to all is to allow new walls to divide us from one another.”
Obama started the speech with an unlikely premise, suggesting that his words be considered not as those of a candidate for president, but as “a fellow citizen of the world.” He did not say the word “president” again, and avoided mentioning President Bush and his Republican challenger, John McCain, by name.
Yet the message of the event was unmistakable: As president, he would be different from them.
To read the entire article, click here
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