Clearly President Obama understands the significance of the Middle East, so much so that he chose to give his first formal interview as president to Al Arabiya as George Mitchell left for the region. It has been airing for a couple hours now on various networks including CNN. Nothing too special...
Although Barack did sound far more conciliatory than his predecessor, there was nothing new in the interview. Its significance lies elsewhere - it was a political calculation... and a safe one at that.
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Monday, January 26, 2009
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