But one thing is already clear. While Mr. Obama’s strong words may resonate today, on the Arab street and in the madrassas and the tea shops and dining tables where the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims congregate, the future actions of Mr. Obama will be far more important. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
Somewhat cursory, not many deep insights, but clear and concise. It's pretty self-evident that American policy is going to have to change before Muslims can build trust with the United States. This piece is also remarkably non-partisan, to the point that it avoids any comparisons between Obama and Bush in their approach to Islam that I find substantive.
For Mr. Obama’s words to mean anything, they say, American policy will have to change. And as gifted an orator as the president is, changing the behemoth of United States foreign policy is no easy task, particularly since America’s interests, in many ways, remain the same no matter who is in the White House.
