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Barack Obama's Inauguration
Sharmin:
I hope that this is the beginning of great things to come.
There is a lot of pressure on one man - but I am hopeful that he will
contribute to a better world to come.
KHALIFA:
I HOPE ALSO ALL THE BEST FOR HIM
KHALIFA
STATE OF KUWAIT
Lena:
Well, do not fool yourself. The USA policy is the same no matter who the President is.
(My personal opinion).
Lena.
Andy Battaglia:
As regards US foreign policy, for the most part, I have to agree. Hillary was a terrible choice for secretary of state and it means a continuation of militaristic policies by the US. The targets may change but you can expect the US to continue to lead the world in war making.
Sharmin:
I guess it is easy to over estimate the power of the US president and to underestimate the power of US policy.
Hilary Clinton is a bad choice because her presence doesn't signify change - it threatens to bring about more of the same.
All we do is hope that Obama proves to be more of a 'global, humanitarian' president. People have so many hopes riding on him - minorities look to him to bring about equality and opportunity, people look to him to fix the struggling economy and the world in a state of crisis looks to him for peace. With the Americans knee deep in places like Iraq on a path to war and destruction - I wonder what steps Obama will take to reverse the situation - or will he take comfort in what is known and has already been done before and continue down the easy path.
The light at the end of the tunnel is that Bush has been in office for eight years - it was a relief to see him get on a plane and leave Washington) - and it is nearly impossible to have a worse leader than Bush - so anything will be better than the Bush Era.
Hoping for a better tomorrow,
Sharmin
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