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Offline cavegal

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A Year After Obama's Cairo Speech, Arab Hopes Wither
« on: June 04, 2010, 02:44:35 PM »
http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/a-year-after-obamas-cairo-speech-arab-hopes-wither/19503262 

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CAIRO (June 4) -- Last year today, Cairo was ablaze with Barack Hussein Obama-mania. The new president had chosen Cairo University and the historic Al Azhar mosque as the place from which to broadcast "a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world." From Hamas border guards in Gaza to Egyptian taxi drivers, "Obama good!," followed by a thumbs-up, was standard protocol. Optimism had engulfed the region.

But a year later, the goodwill Obama's election engendered in the Muslim world has all but evaporated. Disappointment with U.S. policy in the Middle East, particularly on the litmus-test issue of the Israel-Palestinian conflict, has bloomed anew, and in no place mor
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Re: A Year After Obama's Cairo Speech, Arab Hopes Wither
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2010, 03:39:56 PM »
haha
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Re: A Year After Obama's Cairo Speech, Arab Hopes Wither
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2010, 04:33:07 PM »
Someone needs to tell Obama to quit using the "vaccum pump" on his ears.....it's not making his brain larger.
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Re: A Year After Obama's Cairo Speech, Arab Hopes Wither
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2010, 08:41:02 AM »
A true President for the masses, he disappoints everyone equally.

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Re: A Year After Obama's Cairo Speech, Arab Hopes Wither
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2010, 08:49:13 AM »
Welcome to our world.

Possible BNN Headline:

Obama Gains World's Sympathies for US
"You poor bastards still have 2 a/2 years of this idiot to go."
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