Europe rejoices. The wish of its political elites and most Europeans has been granted. Barack Hussein Obama is the president-elect, and on January 20 will be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States of America. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
I found this a very informative read- not only Europe's expectations and reactions to Obama, but the cooperation already moving along between Obama and the Europeans.
Irwin Stelzer is one to be taken with a grain of salt. His robust support for the "war on terror" gets in the way of his clear analysis of most current foreign policy issues.
I hope Obama re-thinks his position on the war in Afghanistan. The European countries in general see no military solution to the growing insurgency there. Pakistan and Iran share this view, as do many senior British military men.
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