Obama is the Middle East's Candidate of Choice
Thomas Friedman, New York Times | June 12, 2008
Perhaps by electing Obama as president, pro-American reformers in the Middle East will no longer feel so alienated. ++ According to expat experiences in Egypt, locals are hoping for an Obama victory because of his ethnicity and Muslim background. ++ Such a groundbreaking turnaround, only seven years after 9/11, would be unthinkable in those Mideastern countries whose futures are buried in the past. ++ By electing Obama, America will be sending a clear message to the world that it is a land of radical new beginnings.
Sat, Jun 14th 2008, 00:22
Carel Kauffmann
Further, if Obama is elected president of the United States, he would be a very different president then the last one. But that doesn't mean that, that is good in all aspects. With regard to the American policy towards Europe, Obama will not bring heaven on earth or a whole new approach. Rather, he would take protectionists measures, since his message is pretty anti-globalistic and anti-free trade. With McCain we know he is a fervent supporter of free trade, and I think it is in better interest for Europe (and for America) to choose before such a direction.