06.04.2009 10:48 am
Is Obama’s approach to tensions in the Middle East wise?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
President Obama sought “common ground” during his speech in Cairo this morning. But American responses to the speech are already divided.
The White House said Obama’s speech contained no new policy proposals on the Middle East. [Obama] said American ties with Israel are unbreakable, yet issued a firm, evenhanded call to the Jewish state and Palestinians alike to live up to their international obligations.
At the same time, he said the same principle must apply in reverse. “Just as Muslims do not fit a crude stereotype, America is not the crude stereotype of a self-interested empire.”
In a gesture to the Islamic world,…
