Dec 13 2009

Will democracy "medal" in the Obama administration after all?

Robert Kagan argues that President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech signals that “the world had better get ready for a tougher, less forgiving, more quintessentially American approach from a man who certainly gave the soft touch a try.” Kagan sees the speech as a turning point not just with respect to Afghanistan [...]

Jun 16 2009

Obama on Murders and Beatings in Iran: "I Am Deeply Troubled"

Obama’s says he’s “deeply troubled” by the violence in Iran, but can’t comment on whether the election was a sham because we didn’t have election monitors on the ground. More importantly, he seems to say, we’re not going to let the Iranian government’s violent crackdown keep us from negotiating with Iran:
“I have always felt that, [...]