Signs of real thaw between Syria and the Obama administration
May 31, 2009
Things might be going real slow. Like the upcoming visit by George Mitchell is yet to be announced. (last time I checked.) Nevertheless, there are signs of improvement. They’re warming up to each other.
Two statements are of note here.
The first is by president Assad during a meeting with Senator Ted Kufman. He said that he values Barack Obama’s approach of resorting to dialogue to address critical issues.
The second one is by Buthayna Sha’ban, President’s Assad media and political adviser. She said that with the coming of new administration, a new set of political principles are now looming on the horizons; principles that believe in mutual interests and dialogue between world states.
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Going back just a few months, we were all dreaming of an Obama victory. And when it happened, so many were in near-ecstasy. And then, with a few initial speeches, people were… speechless! It was unbelievable. He was amazing.
And then reality sank in – renewing sanctions on Syria, refusing to talk to Hamas, etc. It seemed Obama would be more similar to previous administrations than we’d thought previously. But, indeed judging by the amount of visits and emissaries sent to the region in just these past few months, I do believe we ALL have every reason to be optimistic. Barack Obama is no GWB, nor is he an emotional-but-very-Christian Clinton. He is a combination of Clinton’s “emotional intelligence”, and JFK’s “rational intelligence” and courage.
Obama is our “Great White (Black) Hope”…