Obama First Black President; Fifth in White House During Mubarak Era
"If there is anyone who still had doubts that America is a country where all things can happen; tonight comes the answer." Barrack Obama announced proudly, with his chin in the air, how proud he is of his country.
A country that was raging in its Southern states in the first half of the last century as it was burning with racism against blacks. This month, it elected the first 47-year-old black president who knocked out his republican rival, John McCain, in the presidential election by 52% to 47%.
Obama has retrieved some flushing to America's face, which has been distorted by blatant interference in other countries' affairs by using its force brutally. He washed away shame of racism. Abraham Lincoln, former U.S. president and Martin Luther King, democratic candidate, tried to reach what Obama the son of Kenyan Muslim Hussein achieved.
Obama stopped on the stage to confirm that his country has become a country that belongs to all "republicans and democrats, white and black, Latino, Asian, or Yankee, religious or not."
During Obama's speech, Jesse Jackson, the former presidential candidate and intimate of Martin Luther King's who was following up, stood in the crowd that had gathered to support Obama and celebrate the victory while Jackson's eyes sparkled with tears. Jackson said, "I did not know when, but I always thought that it was possible."
Hopes of people of the world are also possible. Further, Obama's election did not just clear up the shame of racism for America, but also carried the hopes of many people of the world that he will change America's policy not to control international economy even if this led into an international crisis, but how long will he be able to have the strength.
Facing an occupation and fighting terrorism which Obama really promised to change, but how will he be able to do so? The U.S. Ambassador in Cairo gave a statement to the Addostur newspaper yesterday at the embassy's party. Speaking about voting and the announced results of the presidential election, he said: "The president is not the only decision-maker and there are many internal issues that may dominate his attention at the beginning before starting to handle world's issues."
Therefore, it seems that the beautiful face Obama will give to his country once elected may not be the result of institutional system; however, the good mask that Washington used and Bush's administration took advantage of made the ugly face of Bush become the worst of American presidents.
Whether Obama's fans' wishes will come true in his country or abroad, or his skeptics' fears of changing the substance of American policy will be possible, especially for Middle East issues, we cannot deny he is the first American president of African descent.
We also cannot deny that he's the fifth president in the White House during the era of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who took over in 1981 when Roland Reagan was elected for two rounds, leaving George W. Bush the father, one round, followed by Bill Clinton for two rounds, and finally George W. Bush, the son, who stayed in office for two rounds.
As for U.S. relations with Egypt and Mubarak, Obama and his campaign did not point out how will he deal with what his country and diplomats have always seen as a key ally and pivotal role player in influencing events in the territory.
Furthermore, Obama, through his tour during his election campaign last July 2008, did not visit Egypt, did not meet with Mubarak, and did not even talk about how to deal with him as peace mediator between Israel and Palestine.
A country that was raging in its Southern states in the first half of the last century as it was burning with racism against blacks. This month, it elected the first 47-year-old black president who knocked out his republican rival, John McCain, in the presidential election by 52% to 47%.
Obama has retrieved some flushing to America's face, which has been distorted by blatant interference in other countries' affairs by using its force brutally. He washed away shame of racism. Abraham Lincoln, former U.S. president and Martin Luther King, democratic candidate, tried to reach what Obama the son of Kenyan Muslim Hussein achieved.
Obama stopped on the stage to confirm that his country has become a country that belongs to all "republicans and democrats, white and black, Latino, Asian, or Yankee, religious or not."
During Obama's speech, Jesse Jackson, the former presidential candidate and intimate of Martin Luther King's who was following up, stood in the crowd that had gathered to support Obama and celebrate the victory while Jackson's eyes sparkled with tears. Jackson said, "I did not know when, but I always thought that it was possible."
Hopes of people of the world are also possible. Further, Obama's election did not just clear up the shame of racism for America, but also carried the hopes of many people of the world that he will change America's policy not to control international economy even if this led into an international crisis, but how long will he be able to have the strength.
Facing an occupation and fighting terrorism which Obama really promised to change, but how will he be able to do so? The U.S. Ambassador in Cairo gave a statement to the Addostur newspaper yesterday at the embassy's party. Speaking about voting and the announced results of the presidential election, he said: "The president is not the only decision-maker and there are many internal issues that may dominate his attention at the beginning before starting to handle world's issues."
Therefore, it seems that the beautiful face Obama will give to his country once elected may not be the result of institutional system; however, the good mask that Washington used and Bush's administration took advantage of made the ugly face of Bush become the worst of American presidents.
Whether Obama's fans' wishes will come true in his country or abroad, or his skeptics' fears of changing the substance of American policy will be possible, especially for Middle East issues, we cannot deny he is the first American president of African descent.
We also cannot deny that he's the fifth president in the White House during the era of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who took over in 1981 when Roland Reagan was elected for two rounds, leaving George W. Bush the father, one round, followed by Bill Clinton for two rounds, and finally George W. Bush, the son, who stayed in office for two rounds.
As for U.S. relations with Egypt and Mubarak, Obama and his campaign did not point out how will he deal with what his country and diplomats have always seen as a key ally and pivotal role player in influencing events in the territory.
Furthermore, Obama, through his tour during his election campaign last July 2008, did not visit Egypt, did not meet with Mubarak, and did not even talk about how to deal with him as peace mediator between Israel and Palestine.
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