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Another European Vacation
 President Obama and Europe were bound together during his first two years in office by the global economic downturn and the collective effort to resolve it. But then they all ran out of money, so they followed FDR's 1941 lesson, and started a war. Ooh, that sounds mean, doesn't it? But the dominant themes of the president's European tour, set to begin Monday, highlight how much the world has changed over that time. World change, like climate change, happens all the time. As he enters the second half of his term, security issues, in South Asia and the broader Middle East, have replaced the economy as the chief shared interests of the world's wealthiest and most powerful allies. "Maybe this is an overstatement, but I see this as an opportunity for a reset of the European relationship," said Heather A. Conley, director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "European leaders have really been struggling with where they fit. They had enormous expectations for this president, but they're now wondering, 'Is it that different after all?' " Same old change we always promise. Obama's first Brought on by the unrelenting advance of socialism. He was greeted at the Group of 20 meeting in London as a star, and fellow world leaders clamored to be seen with him. Eight years of the administration of George W. Bush, whose often unilateral approach to many policies, including the decision to invade Iraq The meme continues. More celebrity news at the link. Posted by: Bobby 2011-05-22 |
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