newsweek.com - 9/27/2009
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At his United Nations debut, Barack Obama urged global cooperation to combat nuclear proliferation, climate change, and other problems that go beyond the borders of any one country. The speech was well received all over the world, except one place—America's right-wing netherworld, which quickly ...
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Zakaria on the U.N. Speech -- By: Ramesh Ponnuru
The Corner on National Review Online —
Fareed Zakaria takes on the conservative critiques of Obama's U.N. speech, sort of. He doesn't discuss its narcissistic quality, which has been one of the central themes of the conservative reaction. His evidence that "Obama's approach has already produced remarkable results," meanwhile, is wispy. But this comment is simply baffling: "For decades, it's been thought deadly for an American politician to be seen as seeking international cooperation. Denouncing, demeaning, and insulting other countries was a cheap and easy way to seem strong. In the battle of images, tough and ...
Democrats On Top of Iran Sanctions
NJDC Blog —
... Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) referred to sanctions as “a must”
Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) believes that ”[Iran is the greatest] threat to the Middle East and Europe, and of the world.”
And—note to critics—it’s not just President Barack Obama, other world leaders, and the IAEA who are supportive of sanctions against Iran: Israel also supports them! But for some reason, the ...
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