Barack Obama went to Asia for an international meeting with the president of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Obama, who spend a few months in Indonesia as a child, wants to improve the relationship of the West with the Muslim world. A task not to be taken lightly. The second most powerful person in the world says that there is a lot of hard work needed for reaching this goal. According to the President of the United States of America, the hard work consist of “building trust” and “more people-to-people contact”. This should lead to the elimination of some misunderstandings and mistrust between the West and the Muslim world. Obama has already tried to repair ties with Muslim communities a few times before, but still without success. Main question remains why Obama wants to re-establish those relationships with the Muslims? Is he really interested in the culture or is it just a smart move to decline the terror threat? Does he really want to improve the world economy or is it just a way of protecting his own country? (Source:BBC News)
Nils Meul
I don't think he really wants to protect his country. In my opinion, President Obama just wants to establish the relationships with the muslims like you wrote.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI was wondering if this is a wonderfull idea for his next president campaign.
The one hand, it's good for the global economy. On the other hand, I believe some Republicans will hate him more and more.
Is dealing with the enemy a good job?
Ken Merckaert