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  • Posted By: busyman24/7 @ 10/27/2008 9:54:49 AM

    Comment: Marisabel888 this goes to you.
    1. Obama's extended private life has got nothing to do with his ability to take office.
    2. He has seen his father once at the age that wouldn't connect so much, he got to know his father's mother just recently, whether he has 1 or 500 brothers and sisters in Africa, there is no family bond that was connected. Did he deny it with his African roots? NO...and everyone is aware. What Obama did when he visited kenya was he wanted to know about his roots....seeing it physically with his own eyes. Kenya has got its own economic problems and the only solution to that is a better way of understanding of both developed and developing countries.
    So marisabel888 whatever experience you are looking for, one thing that has to be certain, today's presidency bit in developed or developing countries needs presidents who are understanding to able to connect to the people they are going to lead and Obama has done it !!!!!!

  • Posted By: marisabel888 @ 09/05/2008 3:17:33 PM

    Comment: obama has no experience being a leader of any kind. he hasnt even run a mcdonalds! even though he does speak and is quite charming, that will not make a good president. he needs to not help so much and work and gain experience more. also his views are very much socialist.. not democratic.. dont judge a person by the color of their skin.... but everyone does just because he is running for president...
    obama has a brother in africa that unfortunately lives on a dollar a month.. does obama help him?? how does he intend to help america?

  • Posted By: Hopethroughintelligence @ 08/29/2008 12:38:02 PM

    Comment: The world needs Obama. In an age of increasingly complex global issues, his intelligence and freshness is exactly what's needed to stop the tide of religious hate and bridge the gaps between ideologies. Barak is by far the most intelligent, progressive and promising leader to emerge as contender for the most powerful political seat on earth. The man is incredible, and we can only hope the American people realise this in time.

  • Posted By: 1sky7 @ 07/22/2008 9:12:05 PM

    Comment: this normal happiness through Obama visit to Afghanistan and Iraq and this human victory which Obama asked to do against terrorism will made new world union in this war-
    this normal human vision meaning jump up the old big mistake and came more strong toward the small details between the tow candidates in presidential election
    so today can not like yesterday and old yesterday can not be hindrance for the future and in this circumstance the old validity not correct choices for future so we can say hello Obama as president

  • Posted By: 1sky7 @ 07/22/2008 9:05:38 PM

    Comment: this normal happiness through Obama visit to Afghanistan and Iraq and this human victory which Obama asked to do against terrorism will made new world union in this war-
    this normal human vision meaning jump up the old big mistake and came more strong toward the small details between the tow candidates in presidential election
    so today can not like yesterday and old yesterday can not be hindrance for the future and in this circumstance the old validity not correct choices for future so we can say hello Obama as president

  • Posted By: AnimuX @ 07/22/2008 6:03:17 PM

    Comment: It's not necessarily that Obama can actually reunite the world with America. However, anyone can clearly see the potential in how he is already received by people everywhere. It's true that once in office his decisions may not delight the people of the USA or the rest of the world. However, the alternative is more of the same style of government that has garnered some of the lowest approval of American policy and administration in history. I think we have to recognize that the current leadership has made such a complete mess of things that Obama seems like the right choice. I'll wager that he is with my vote. I'll pray that I'm right and the majority of my countrymen and women agree.

  • Posted By: AnimuX @ 07/22/2008 6:02:58 PM

    Comment: It's not necessarily that Obama can actually reunite the world with America. However, anyone can clearly see the potential in how he is already received by people everywhere. It's true that once in office his decisions may not delight the people of the USA or the rest of the world. However, the alternative is more of the same style of government that has garnered some of the lowest approval of American policy and administration in history. I think we have to recognize that the current leadership has made such a complete mess of things that Obama seems like the right choice. I'll wager that he is with my vote. I'll pray that I'm right and the majority of my countrymen and women agree.

  • Posted By: hlc360 @ 07/22/2008 2:56:06 PM

    Comment: While Obama is away McCain will play, lies that is, such as the cheap shot in McCain commercial blaming Obama for high gas prices. Come on John surely you can do better than that!!

  • Posted By: Help America First @ 07/22/2008 12:27:53 PM

    Comment: I think Obama should tell every country he visits outside of Iraq and Afghanistan that the US will be reviewing the aid given to them since many don't need it anymore and also will not be giving any foreign aid during his first term so that America can concentrate on America for a few years. Then lets see how many are pro-Obama...............wake up......they only see another US possible president that will promise them whatever they request on the backs of American taxpapers. Let charity begin at home for a few years now.

  • Posted By: bobby--g @ 07/22/2008 11:39:01 AM

    Comment: How can you compare Iraq and Afghanistan? Yes they are both wars we are currently involved with but the entire world now knows the embarrassing truth about our decision to invade Iraq. Meanwhile, in Afghanistan where we have a valid interest that war has been underfunded, undermanned and under-reported because of the cluster going on in Iraq. Of course it needs the resources that should have been there day one.

    • Posted By: ElephantMan @ 07/22/2008 1:23:37 PM

      Comment: The point was not to compare Afghanistan and Iraq. Yes, we are in both places for very different reasons. The fact remains that the prescription for success in both involves providing greater and better managed resources to assist each government stand on their own. In Iraq, we've built up the troop levels and have had great success. The result there is that the Iraqi government is more confident and a withdrawal of troops is on the horizon. Without the surge, we would not be looking at the ability to withdrawal without the fear of a major relapse. In Afghanistan, we've clearly needed more resources for quite some time and our stay there should definitely be more open ended. The point was that regardless of the reasons we are involved in both places and regardless of the fact that the long term goal for each is very different as well, a "surge" is what both need for success. Obama suggests and supports this policy in one region, but certainly won't admit that the same thing has been successful in the other because it would make McCain look good.

  • Posted By: ElephantMan @ 07/22/2008 11:05:53 AM

    Comment: It appears that Obama is suggesting a "surge" in Afghanistan. Is it possible that he saw something that worked somewhere else and wants to use the same stategy there? Certainly, it couldn't be Iraq.....he thinks the surge there is a bad idea.

    • Posted By: RO in Reno @ 07/27/2008 11:39:07 AM

      Comment: Obama has long stated the war on terrorism is in Afghanistan, and opposed the war in Iraq; the fact is Obama has long stated he will take the war to the enemy.
      Oil is not Obama's motive as it was with Bush and now McCain, its justice and fighting the war on terror.

  • Posted By: ElephantMan @ 07/22/2008 10:59:50 AM

    Comment: It appears that Obama's position on Afghanistan of sending in more troops and helping the government train their own forces to get a handle on the situation sounds like he supports a "surge" there. He won't call it a surge, of course, because he can't admit he was wrong in Iraq. It's too mad the media will never point out anything like this.

  • Posted By: universal @ 07/22/2008 10:46:55 AM

    Comment: Those foreigners who are so enamored with Obamo would have quite a different opinion of him and blacks in general if they had toput up with 35 million of them-52% of whom live off the government dole, who comit 90% of the rapes & 80% of themurders. Who are 65% of America's prison population and where 33% of black males betewe 1- and 24 are eithe rinjail or on parole and 70% of its children are illegitimate on top of destorying America's inner cities and turning them into crime infested slums. That's what Obama represents-a cocky black con-arists who got a free ride through college, courtesy of the taxpayers, and who basically despises whites as do most blacks. This contest will be about race because the black community that has already voted overwhelmingly for Obama-in some cases up to 95% of the registered blacks, made it so!

    • Posted By: Dennishale5 @ 07/22/2008 5:41:48 PM

      Comment: I wish I could spend one month you , I will have you loving them all. I would even convince you to marry one and having a family. You might even learn to love them better than your own race.

    • Posted By: Dennishale5 @ 07/22/2008 5:41:24 PM

      Comment: I wish I could spend one month you , I will have you loving them all. I would even convince you to marry one and having a family. You might even learn to love them better than your own race.

    • Posted By: wgoin @ 07/22/2008 1:07:47 PM

      Comment: To Universal: As a white, well-educated, 40 + woman I am appalled at your utter ignorance and blatant racism. None of your "statistics" are correct. And, Obama did not get a "free ride at the expense of American taxpayers." He took out student loans which he paid back last year. He is not cocky but self-assured and he has earned that. He is listening to people here and throughout the world and he makes America a much better place in the world. Since he is bi-racial he clearly doesn't hate whites - his grandparents, who raised him are white. Most blacks I know don't hate whites but clearly you hate blacks. And, not only blacks are voting for Obama. I am an Obama volunteer and more than 80% of the volunteers I work for are well educated whites. You have a serious problem and a sickness which should be ending in this country. How sad for you that you have so much hatred.

    • Posted By: snansozi @ 07/22/2008 12:05:01 PM

      Comment: My goodness, where do you get your statistics? Seems to me that you're allowing your racism to cloud all real facts out of your arguments. Actually, come to think off it you don't actually articulate an argument. Shame when some can think that having the academic merit to get into an Ivy League University constitutes a free ride. Worse still when that same individual characterizes poverty, underprivilege, and deprivation as warranted for blacks - but then turns around and blames blacks "for crime infesting his cities"!!! I actually know a lot of whites who comfortably fir this picture???.

      Clearly, you need to get yourself some education - maybe too late for an Ivy league scholarship - you need to score highly on analysis and critical thinking neither of which is evident in your tired racist tirade - read up on some facts as to the voting patterns to realize that both blacks and whites voted for Barak - overwhelmingly! By the way before you call my response typical of all blacks - I am white, attended an Ivy League College and happen to have more intelligent black friends than white ones whose parents are hard working middle class professionals who've never been on the dole and whose other male children have never so much as shoplifted and come to think of it a great number of their relatives fit into this mold and funnily enough also fall in different political camps - Republicans and Democrats.

      Good luck with your ???hating??? of Barak and blacks but I have sad news for you - it???s not going to stop Barak in his tracks towards the White House ??? let???s hope you enjoy the swearing in ceremony ??? we???ll no longer be enamored but irreversibly hooked on Barak and CHANGE.

  • Posted By: ayoss58 @ 07/22/2008 3:40:53 AM

    Comment: Yes, our allies in good times and bad times. More importantly, we share common values,democratic tradition and spirations.
    In real life, we as individuals value admiration from true friend as invaluable. But in American politics tinged racism and bigotry; Obama's popularity in europe and the rest of the World is being spinned and spinned by the fanatical, right-wing media to the point of insanity and irrelevance!!!.
    Yes like JFK, Obama inspires people because he appeals to our better angels.Thus he speaks an interntional language every decent man and woman can identify with!!!.
    It's not therefore lost on world citizens the stark constrast between George Bush and Obama. Because they don't vote in November, I believe they are more impartial that the ranting and raging we read from the American press!!!.
    Despite their manipulations of polls, no politician has been able to inspire and draw crowds moe than Obama in rcent american history.He's indeed the incarnation of JFK in vision,charisma and eloquence.
    In our lifetime and once again, God has blessed America I believe for a higher purpose, world peace.Who is better to ring that than this lamb in the ferocious politics of America!!!.

  • Posted By: UpstateNY @ 07/21/2008 11:07:36 PM

    Comment: It's interesting that Obama's highest numbers come from western Europe - our traditional allies. They must be as sick of Bush as we, in America, are.

  • Posted By: olson.ict @ 07/21/2008 11:03:00 PM

    Comment: OnlyCureJGK, do you really have nothing better to do than spurring your bigotry fused hatred on some message board? Give me a break, get a life.

  • Posted By: olson.ict @ 07/21/2008 11:02:01 PM

    Comment: OnlyCureJGK, Do you really have nothing better to do than spurring your bigotry fused hatred? Give me a break, get a life.

  • Posted By: OnlyCureJGK @ 07/21/2008 8:44:11 PM

    Comment: Homosexuals should not be aloud to spend time with children and corrupt there minds. Homosexuality is just as wrong as Murder they are both depraved sick crimes against what is natural.
    They both fly in the face of what is normal human behavior and should be stopped.
    Homosexuality is wrong.
    Its is not diversity it is perverisity
    They should be given the mental help they need.
    It is not about left or right wing politics its about right and wrong.
    Homosexuality is wrong and always will be just because you say its not does not mean its true.

    • Posted By: vippy @ 07/23/2008 10:38:50 AM

      Comment: People are born with homosexuality. Nature does make mistakes if you want to call it a mistake or in some cases, I have seen a person who has both sexes. How does one explain that. Some girls are born into a man's body and vice versa. If we let them live then
      we have to treat them as equal. But of course, rather than doing the Christian Thing people want to blame someone. Besides, someone being gay has no impacd on me or my family whatsoever. I am secure in who I am and I was born heterosexual.

  • Posted By: OnlyCureJGK @ 07/21/2008 8:38:02 PM

    Comment: Homosexuals should not be aloud to spend time with children and corrupt there minds. Homosexuality is just as wrong as Murder they are bothed depraved sick crimes against what is natural.
    Homosexuality is wrong.
    Its is not diversity it is perverisity
    They should be given the mental help they need.
    It is not about left or right wing politics its about right and wrong.
    Homosexuality is wrong and always will be just because you say its not does not mean its true.

  • Posted By: OnlyCureJGK @ 07/21/2008 8:37:53 PM

    Comment: Homosexuals should not be aloud to spend time with children and corrupt there minds. Homosexuality is just as wrong as Murder they are bothed depraved sick crimes against what is natural.
    Homosexuality is wrong.
    Its is not diversity it is perverisity
    They should be given the mental help they need.
    It is not about left or right wing politics its about right and wrong.
    Homosexuality is wrong and always will be just because you say its not does not mean its true.

  • Posted By: OnlyCureJGK @ 07/21/2008 8:37:32 PM

    Comment: Homosexuals should not be aloud to spend time with children and corrupt there minds. Homosexuality is just as wrong as Murder they are bothed depraved sick crimes against what is natural.
    Homosexuality is wrong.
    Its is not diversity it is perverisity
    They should be given the mental help they need.
    It is not about left or right wing politics its about right and wrong.
    Homosexuality is wrong and always will be just because you say its not does not mean its true.

  • Posted By: Auss @ 07/21/2008 2:14:17 PM

    Comment: bailing out on country like iraq is the worst thing US can do, it's equal to handing over this country with all of it's available welth to Iran. Democrats can not possibly benefit of this action neither anyone else in America, cutting losses short after everything finally settling down out there is not the wise thing to do

  • Posted By: jsacat1 @ 07/21/2008 1:53:30 PM

    Comment: Do we care what the rest of the world thinks about us, I think not they can go to hell, we have bailed out a lot of countries and they still don't respect us. Obama's vision scares me to death, list resume is no existant and his ability to change what he says on a daily basis is scary. The Democratic leadership from Howard Dean,Pilosi,Reid are just left wing nut cases and are not in touch with reality. Fed up Democrat

  • Posted By: Media_is_all_biased @ 07/21/2008 1:11:42 PM

    Comment: Very interesting that the SOURCE for this is barackobama.com. The sad part of the entire media, esp. Newsweek, is the bias that they impose with the fine print.

    If the candidate is really that good, why can't they win on the merits of the truth, with a fair representation of the facts, not what is purported as fact because someone posted it on a website. Why can't there be independent, valid, honest reporting - probably because it's "Too big to leave to just the American people to decide".

    • Posted By: bobby--g @ 07/22/2008 11:44:50 AM

      Comment: The media is biased. I've watched over the last decade as Fox News and conservative talk shows have taken over. Even CNN has very conservative shows now. It is actually more difficult to find a liberal viewpoint today. What used to be Center is now left. As an independent that watched the last two elections I am amused how Republicands/Conservatives moan over the unfair coverage. Seemed to suit them better when coverage flowed their way.

  • Posted By: dgrox @ 07/21/2008 12:48:31 PM

    Comment: I have faith in Barack Obama. He's sincere, he has a true grasp of our country's status abroad, and the harm done to it by the Bush administration......and continued with McCain.

    Dorothy Mc

    • Posted By: Media_is_all_biased @ 07/21/2008 1:15:07 PM

      Comment: How do you know he's sincere? I've seen lots of great acting in my time. The ONLY way to determine sincerity is through validation through actions. And if you look at both candidates, you will see that neither of them have been "sincere" in their lives. They trade deals for agendas that are dictated to them to push to get more money from their "supporters". How is that sincere?

  • Posted By: secrteam @ 07/21/2008 12:24:54 PM

    Comment: Give Israel a corner of New Mexico and an uplift and several billion dollars to habitat. I am tired of defending the Jews with billons of dollars that destablize the middle east.. I am tired of the republicans lining up with the Jews and the neo-con's that got us into this mess. I remember how we all stood buy when the neo-cons destroyed Iraq and Israel bombed Lebanon for over a month. Beware the Jew. Vote out of Iraq.

  • Posted By: cbnboy1974 @ 07/21/2008 11:29:09 AM

    Comment: Atleast Obama didnt vote against GI Bill like the so called Maverick

  • Posted By: henryfelicio @ 07/21/2008 11:27:20 AM

    Comment: why you want Obama as president. you guys make him look like he is a god. how can a man that refused to help sending troops to Iraq, be a good president, and yesterday told the world that we must sent troops to afghanistan. he seens to be a 2 face bitch.one day he said one thing another he said something else. what k,ind of president this such a god will be... it only one way to discribe him a 2nd Jimmie Carter. give in to others and look what happen with the Panama canal. dont we wish we have that now. so we can bet the hell of Chavex...

    • Posted By: wgoin @ 07/22/2008 1:13:51 PM

      Comment: to henryfelicio: Iraq and Afghanistan are two entirely different wars. The war in Iraq was useless and unnecessary and pushed by Bush and Cheney who have their own agenda. The war in Afghanistan is a direct result of 9/11 and the Taliban - and Osama bin Laden. Had we continued the strong fight in Afghanistan we would have possibly caught bin Laden, who was the leader of 9/11. Obama is doing the absolute right thing and has a clear plan in mind that is good for this country.

    • Posted By: henryfelicio @ 07/21/2008 11:31:00 AM

      Comment: Obama is a enemie of Israel.... he will never help israel... wach my words. remember i told you so..israel is in a big trouble if Obama becames president..

      • Posted By: Trinigirl @ 07/21/2008 1:36:51 PM

        Comment: He only seems to be a god in comparison to McBush. He really doesn't have to do more than string together a coherent sentence and act as if he has a modicum of intellect to convince me of this. I'll vote for him because I'm of the firm belief that my president should be smart and tough. Yes, I said "tough." Those of you who still think Barack is naive are being snowed by the Bushistas in a desperate attempt to salvage McBush's candidacy. It's too late. Americans are finally deciding that they want a president who doesn't show the world the space between his ears.

  • Posted By: henryfelicio @ 07/21/2008 11:22:58 AM

    Comment: it seens you want Obama as president so bad, that you guys make him look like he is a God. wait and think for one momment. he refuse to agree on sending troops now he claim is nesessary to sent troops. i will never vote for a man that change his mind just like he change his underwares. no milatry experince. were is this world going too. another Jimmie Carter...

    • Posted By: wgoin @ 07/22/2008 1:15:35 PM

      Comment: Then "henryfelicio" you will never vote for McCain. He voted against the tax cut for the rich - now votes for it; he was pro-choice - now he's against choice; he was against offshore drilling - now he's for it; he supported the GI's - voted against the GI bill that was just passed.+

  • Posted By: EveButler @ 07/20/2008 1:01:42 PM

    Comment: I'd like to know where Ireland went. I know that we mightn't be one of the biggest players on the world stage, but surely the opinion of the Irish people isn't worth so little that not only are we not surveyed, we're erased from the map of the world?

    • Posted By: karela @ 07/22/2008 12:48:54 AM

      Comment: From the USA: I didn't have anything to do with the map or the trip, but I sympathize with your feelings and apologize for any oversight. Actually, Ireland is quite important to Americans. People are drawn to your tall tales and your accents. We tend to romanticize about the Irish. You understand that when the Irish built the railroad that first spanned our country, they walked right into American mythology and American life. Come visit sometime!

  • Posted By: murrdog @ 07/20/2008 11:55:25 AM

    Comment: Barack Obama is showing his willingness to listen to others, to listen ot other Americans and to other peoples in the world. He is willing to go to Afghanistan and Iraq to listen to our soldiers and listen to the military leaders as well as the leaders in the countries involved. It is very refreshing to see some leaders who are willing to hear more than just their side of the story. How can a leader make good decisions without listening to many different points of view? Our current president didn't think he needed to listen to anyone that didn't agree with him--in fact he called them unpatriotic. Look where that got us.

    • Posted By: Media_is_all_biased @ 07/21/2008 1:18:42 PM

      Comment: Sure - he's going there because he has to. If he really gave a Sh*t then he would have gone there months ago, before he started the rally of change, to understand the reality of what is going on. Mccain at least is "sincere" int hat he's been there several times to assess what the heck is really going on. You can't expect a nation of tribesman to stop being tribesman overnight. This is how it has been for thousands of years, and at the end of the day, it's all just tribal culture.

      • Posted By: wgoin @ 07/22/2008 1:16:35 PM

        Comment: To "Media" you're right. It is all tribal culture and we should never have gotten into it in the first place.

  • Posted By: murrdog @ 07/20/2008 11:50:50 AM

    Comment: I am very glad that Obama is visiting all these countries to communicate with the leaders and with our soldiers. It is important for our legislators and our presidents to be talking and communicating and understanding where people are coming from. If he/she do not how can they truly make good and timely decisions. We have had a president for almost 8 years that wasn't interested in talking with people who had opinions different than himself and his cronies.

  • Posted By: Ratman9021 @ 07/20/2008 2:06:30 AM

    Comment: That sounds like a great idea but it could be completely circumvented by utilizing something we already have in place... that's right! the UN. Why not use the organization we helped found to handle issues like international war and trade to actually do so?

  • Posted By: ijwu @ 07/19/2008 11:01:26 PM

    Comment: The USA has so much influcence in the world, whose policy has vital consequence in many parts of the world, Invading Iraq being one example.

    Therefore the president of USA should be elected by USA citizen (one person one vote) and the world at large, in which the non-USA , world citizen has a vote, where each 10 person has one vote. However, to avoid a highly populated country has too much voting influence (example, China), no single country shall has move voting power than the State of Iowa.

    • Posted By: Media_is_all_biased @ 07/21/2008 1:22:17 PM

      Comment: Hmm - lets see. I'd like to cast my vote on chinese political factors as well - like the abolishment of the dictatorship and the communist. I'd also like to cast my vote for Tibet freedom and change all of chinese laws too. I think that if you can vote for my President, I should be able to change your laws too. Heck, why do we just combine the whole world countries into one big one! Then, we won't have any trade deficit!

 
 
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