(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)From CBS News:
Though it falls outside his original target of being within 100 days of taking office, President Barack Obama is keeping a pre-inauguration promise by “mak[ing] a major speech from an Islamic capital” this week in Cairo, Egypt.
Obama made what was considered by many to be the safest (and most “obvious”) choice in selecting Cairo for his “high-profile speech that would seek to mend rifts between the United States and the broader Muslim world.” Unfortunately, by deciding to play it safe, a president whose life to this point has revolved around an obsession with being “historic” missed out on a truly historic opportunity.
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My Comment: This is an excellent point .... but President Obama made the decision not to go there. Why? .... probably because in his eyes Saudi Arabia and Egypt are far more important to the U.S. than Iraq.
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