jameznyhc
07-23-2008, 10:55 AM
Lol wanna hear a non answer?? i never in my life heard such a vague and pathetically pointless answer .. what a joke
THE MIDDLE EAST
Obama vague on peace ideas
As Barack Obama prepared to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, journalists pressed him for a detailed stance on his peace plans.
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BY MARGARET TALEV AND DION NISSENBAUM
McClatchy News Service
AMMAN, Jordan -- Heading into a full day of meetings Wednesday with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Barack Obama said Tuesday that if he is elected he will push for a two-state peace settlement ''from the minute I'm sworn into office,'' but added that ``it's unrealistic to expect that a U.S. president alone can suddenly snap his fingers and bring about peace in this region.''
In a news conference at the historic ruins of the Citadel in Jordan's capital, Amman, just hours after completing a visit to Afghanistan, Obama also said that what he had seen and heard there only underscored his desire to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq over a 16-month period and to add more forces in Afghanistan.
`PERILOUS AND URGENT'
He said that Iraqi leaders wanted to take charge of their country, while Afghanistan was deteriorating rapidly and threatened the safety of Pakistan and ultimately the United States. He termed the situation ``perilous and urgent.''
''That is where the 9/11 attacks were planned,'' the presumptive Democratic nominee said. ``And today in Afghanistan and the border region of Pakistan, al Qaeda and the Taliban are mounting a growing offensive against the security of the Afghan people, and increasingly the Pakistani people, while plotting new attacks against the United States.''
ok so now the terrorist and taliban are goin into afghanistan after being defeated in Iraq ..Whats your fucking plan??? details please??
Obama condemned an attack in Jerusalem earlier in the day by a Palestinian who drove a heavy construction backhoe into a bus and at least five cars, and he said it could complicate Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.
Obama said that attacks such as that were likely to make the Israelis ``want to dig in and simply think about their own security.''
''I strongly condemn this attack and will always support Israel in confronting terrorism and pursuing lasting peace and security,'' he said.
Details please???
Local Arab journalists pressed Obama for a detailed stance on Palestinian land rights or the politics of peace negotiations with Israelis, but the Illinois senator kept his answers fairly general.
He sounded less than optimistic about any immediate peace prospects, saying that the Israeli government was unsettled and the Palestinians were divided between the Fatah and Hamas movements. ''So it's difficult for either side to make the bold move that would bring about peace,'' he said.
:LOL:LOL really messiah?? oh thankyou for such an astounding observation ..lmao :booted
Nevertheless, he stressed that as president, he would be committed to helping.
''My goal is to make sure that we work starting from the minute I'm sworn in to office to try to find some breakthroughs,'' Obama said.
In Amman, Obama was flanked by Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., who accompanied him to the war zones.
Asked about last year's increase of U.S. troops in Iraq, which has contributed to growing stability there, Obama acknowledged that it had helped but stood by his steadfast opposition to it. He suggested that his January 2007 proposal to begin troop withdrawals to pressure Iraqis to reconcile might have worked too.
NOT ENOUGH PROGRESS
''I believe that the situation in Iraq is more secure than it was a year and a half ago,'' he conceded, adding: ``Originally, the administration suggested that the key measure was whether it gave breathing room for political reconciliation. So far, I think we have not seen the kind of political reconciliation that's going to bring about long-term stability in Iraq.''
Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, hammered Obama again Tuesday at a town-hall meeting in New Hampshire for not supporting the troop buildup.
McCain reminded voters that he had pushed for the extra troops at great political risk, since initially he was opposing the president of his party. He repeated his line that he'd rather lose an election than lose a war.
Now, he said, Obama is in the opposite position, sticking with his opposition to the troop increase to appeal to antiwar voters.
McClatchy correspondent Steven Thomma contributed to this report from Washington.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/campaign-2008/story/614338.html
THE MIDDLE EAST
Obama vague on peace ideas
As Barack Obama prepared to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, journalists pressed him for a detailed stance on his peace plans.
Posted on Wed, Jul. 23, 2008reprint print email
Facebook Digg del.icio.us AIM
BY MARGARET TALEV AND DION NISSENBAUM
McClatchy News Service
AMMAN, Jordan -- Heading into a full day of meetings Wednesday with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Barack Obama said Tuesday that if he is elected he will push for a two-state peace settlement ''from the minute I'm sworn into office,'' but added that ``it's unrealistic to expect that a U.S. president alone can suddenly snap his fingers and bring about peace in this region.''
In a news conference at the historic ruins of the Citadel in Jordan's capital, Amman, just hours after completing a visit to Afghanistan, Obama also said that what he had seen and heard there only underscored his desire to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq over a 16-month period and to add more forces in Afghanistan.
`PERILOUS AND URGENT'
He said that Iraqi leaders wanted to take charge of their country, while Afghanistan was deteriorating rapidly and threatened the safety of Pakistan and ultimately the United States. He termed the situation ``perilous and urgent.''
''That is where the 9/11 attacks were planned,'' the presumptive Democratic nominee said. ``And today in Afghanistan and the border region of Pakistan, al Qaeda and the Taliban are mounting a growing offensive against the security of the Afghan people, and increasingly the Pakistani people, while plotting new attacks against the United States.''
ok so now the terrorist and taliban are goin into afghanistan after being defeated in Iraq ..Whats your fucking plan??? details please??
Obama condemned an attack in Jerusalem earlier in the day by a Palestinian who drove a heavy construction backhoe into a bus and at least five cars, and he said it could complicate Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.
Obama said that attacks such as that were likely to make the Israelis ``want to dig in and simply think about their own security.''
''I strongly condemn this attack and will always support Israel in confronting terrorism and pursuing lasting peace and security,'' he said.
Details please???
Local Arab journalists pressed Obama for a detailed stance on Palestinian land rights or the politics of peace negotiations with Israelis, but the Illinois senator kept his answers fairly general.
He sounded less than optimistic about any immediate peace prospects, saying that the Israeli government was unsettled and the Palestinians were divided between the Fatah and Hamas movements. ''So it's difficult for either side to make the bold move that would bring about peace,'' he said.
:LOL:LOL really messiah?? oh thankyou for such an astounding observation ..lmao :booted
Nevertheless, he stressed that as president, he would be committed to helping.
''My goal is to make sure that we work starting from the minute I'm sworn in to office to try to find some breakthroughs,'' Obama said.
In Amman, Obama was flanked by Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., who accompanied him to the war zones.
Asked about last year's increase of U.S. troops in Iraq, which has contributed to growing stability there, Obama acknowledged that it had helped but stood by his steadfast opposition to it. He suggested that his January 2007 proposal to begin troop withdrawals to pressure Iraqis to reconcile might have worked too.
NOT ENOUGH PROGRESS
''I believe that the situation in Iraq is more secure than it was a year and a half ago,'' he conceded, adding: ``Originally, the administration suggested that the key measure was whether it gave breathing room for political reconciliation. So far, I think we have not seen the kind of political reconciliation that's going to bring about long-term stability in Iraq.''
Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, hammered Obama again Tuesday at a town-hall meeting in New Hampshire for not supporting the troop buildup.
McCain reminded voters that he had pushed for the extra troops at great political risk, since initially he was opposing the president of his party. He repeated his line that he'd rather lose an election than lose a war.
Now, he said, Obama is in the opposite position, sticking with his opposition to the troop increase to appeal to antiwar voters.
McClatchy correspondent Steven Thomma contributed to this report from Washington.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/campaign-2008/story/614338.html