Obama\'s Cairo mission: Don\'t be Bush »

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June 4, 2009 | These are momentous days in the Middle East. As President Barack Obama arrives in Cairo to deliver a long-awaited speech addressing relations between America and the Arab/Muslim world, no fewer than four significant events loom on the regional horizon. On June 7, Lebanon will hold elections that could give the militant group Hezbollah unprecedented political power. Iran will hold its elections five days later, with the political fate of hard-line president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hanging in the balance. U.S. combat forces are scheduled to leave all Iraqi cities by the end of June, the first tangible step toward ending the American military presence there. And Obama has just handed right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a July deadline to form a new peace policy.

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Never let a FOOL KISS YOU or a KISS FOOL YOU.

Give it some time and think about it..

I want to be clear upfront ...

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    tadair9195 months, 3 weeks ago

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    don't be bush, they say.

    warrantless spying, telco immunity after promising fillibuster, torture continuing, patriot act continuing, detention without a trial continuing, bailouts on the backs of our grandchildren, war of terrorism slated for at least "10 more" years...

    he should just elect cheney veep and get it over with it.

    http://www.strangepolitics.com/images/content/1359...

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      Commodore15 months, 3 weeks ago

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      It's highly unlikely this diplomacy will work but we'll see. Let's hope so. I seriously doubt it though. Yes, this sounds like a recipe for disaster.

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