Obama's speech in Cairo: Are Muslims convinced?

'America, Islam are not exclusive,' Obama says in Cairo

Cairo -- He came. He spoke. But did he convince?

President Obama's long-anticipated speech to the Arab world today sought to dissolve the mistrust between Islam and the West by highlighting his personal appeal as he urged ending intolerance and violence and moving toward a shared future. It was a carefully textured blend of history, the president's personal experience with Islam and the need to quell religious extremism. Full Story »

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Jack OConnor
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by Jack OConnor - Jun. 5, 2009

Fleishman's phrase "short on policy details" implies that the speech should have contained (in Fleishman's opinion) new policy points yet did not. Obama's speech was simply an overture and suceeded brilliantly as such.

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