Obama: World wants to see U.S. lead

[blonndee]

(Lead story at CNN.com)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama said Thursday that the most important thing he could achieve as president would be to deal with Iraq and the threat of al Qaeda in Afghanistan while improving "our influence around the world."

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"The world wants to see the United States lead. They've been disappointed and disillusioned over the last seven, eight years," he told CNN's Wolf Blitzer in an interview on "The Situation Room."

"I think there is still a sense everywhere I go that if the United States regains its sense of who it is and our values and our ideals, that we will continue to set the tone for a more peaceful and prosperous world."

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Americans want to succeed, he said, "but we're going to have to make some investments and ensure that the dynamism and the innovation of the American people is released."

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article at http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/08/obama/index.html

[HysteryDiagnosis]

1. A million dead Iraqis may disagree with this premise but the ones

still clinging on to the memories of their former lives might be able to accept it.

[NewHampshireDem]

2. Or at least get the fuck out of the way

Living abroad, it is pretty clear that not only do many people hate Bush, they now hate *Americans*. It'll be nice to not be obstructionist but to actually lead again.

[msongs]

3. ok, then why does Obama say he is willing to attack Pakistan?

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0132206420070801

Hillary ClintonJohn McCain are NOT the only militarists in this race

Msongs

[oviedodem]

4. I invite you to READ: Obama has CONSISTENTLY said that if

there was actionable intelligence that Osama was roaming around the Pakistan-Afghan border and Pakistan did not take action, he reserves the right to do what he needs to milatarily on the border. This is NO different than what Bush did (rightly so btw) sending a drone in to kill a top Al-Queda operative.