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Originally Posted by King Glorious
If you are going to blame Obama then I'm assuming you would also be blaming Bush for the first one right?
I don't think anything is going to happen. I think something might have had McCain or Clinton been elected. Not with Obama though. That part of the world views him different than they would view anyone else that would have been elected as president. I don't think it's too far fetched to believe that it will be a part of their thought process to not embarrass the black man. I've talked to a few Islamic and Arab people and that's the vibe that I've gotten; they feel like Obama is someone that's going to be more sympathetic towards them, even if it's just a little bit. Not easy on them but just a little bit easier to deal with as far as talking and trying to resolve things. One person said to me "we know that Obama is our best chance to get peace over there because when he walks in a room to negotiate with them, they will see someone that looks like them as opposed to the usual white, military man that wants to just go to war with them." He said that basically, they would have seen McCain as another Bush, whom they hate and they would have had a hard time negotiating with Clinton, who's not only white but is also a woman and you know how they feel about women over there.
We'll see what happens but I don't think there will be anything major happening.
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Good points KG, I agree that many folks around the world celebrated Obama's victory...and that's a good thing! It's a harsh world and an attack could come regardless of who is President. I blame Bush for a lot of stuff...9-11 isn't one.