Foreign Policy
George Will Wants Out of Afghanistan: A New Way For The GOP?
The item generating the greatest buzz so far in what is the second week of President Obama’s vacation is a very curious Tuesday column in the Washington Post penned by conservative commentator George Will. The title communicates Will’s intentions all too bluntly: “Time to Get Out of Afghanistan.”
The war in Afghanistan (”Obama’s war” as Republicans […]
Obama On The Wars
Swinging away from the health care debate on the final day of his Western interlude, President Obama will address the generally conservative crowd at the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Arizona.
The president will focus on the two wars currently being waged in Iraq and Afghanistan, giving a status update and describing the […]
POTUS Speaks On Clinton NoKo Deal, “Happy” That Journalists Are Back Home
Before leaving for a crucial swing through Indiana, President Obama took the time to give a brief statement on the release of the two American journalists held in North Korea and Bill Clinton’s success in negotiating their return to the U.S.
The former president and journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling arrived in California on Wednesday […]
Clinton Scores Major Diplomatic Victory For Obama Administration
No, not the one you’re thinking of..
…it’s BILL!
North Korean President Kim Jong Il has pardoned and ordered the release of two U.S. journalists, state-run news agency KCNA said Wednesday.
The announcement came after former U.S. President Bill Clinton met with top North Korean officials in Pyongyang to appeal for the release of Laura Ling […]
Moscow Diplomacy
President Obama arrived in Moscow today for an important diplomatic visit with what had been a Russian administration becoming increasingly hostile toward the United States and its global interests. But that was before the age of Obama…
Obama remarked upon his arrival and first meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that the two leaders and nations […]
Obama Defends Iran Policy, Takes On Familiar Foe
(CBS)
As the tension over the contested Iranian elections and subsequent grass roots protests continues to simmer, President Obama took the opportunity to hit back at criticism from Republicans that he was being too soft on the mullahs and hard-liners in Iran over the apparently rigged election and brutal crackdown on protesters. The president’s words […]
Obama Comments On Iranian Election
With a hotly contested election in Iran still undecided amidst “unprecedented” turnout and claims of victory from both Ahmadinejad and his challenger, President Obama took time to offer his carefully worded thoughts on the landmark election and any role his own victory and his recent trip to the Middle East had to play in the […]
Gitmo Inmate Hits U.S.
The first of what the Obama administration would like to be many detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison has arrived in the United States to face trial in New York City in connection to the 1998 African embassy bombings.
The uproar over Gitmo detainees being permanently held in the U.S may not be tapped in the […]
Obama Lifts Restrictions, Seeks to Change Relationship With Cuba
In a move that has been anticipated since he took office, the White House on Monday announced that President Obama will lift controversial travel and money restrictions imposed on Cuban-Americans and allow U.S. telecom firms to do business with the communist Castro dictatorship, changing what had been a long-standing U.S. government policy of growing isolation […]
Pirate Talk From POTUS
Relishing in his clear and overwhelming victory over the big, bad Somali pirates for a second day, President Obama upped the ante in the fight for the high seas and announced his intentions to “halt the rise of piracy” off the Horn of Africa.
Speaking at the Transportation Department before a stimulus publicity event, the president […]
