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November 15, 2009
Obama to Meet with Myanmar Rulers ( Tyrants )
Obama to Meet with Myanmar Rulers
Visit marks major change in U.S. policy
SINGAPORE
President Obama on Sunday will become the first American president in more than 40 years to attend a meeting with the repressive rulers of Myanmar, marking a dramatic shift in the U.S. approach to bringing change to a regime that responds brutally to dissent, locks up journalists and political opponents, and has kept itself largely walled off from the Western world.
Formerly known as Burma, Myanmar has for years played the role of skunk in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, known as ASEAN, repeatedly preventing the group from attracting participation from the United States. But Mr. Obama came to office promising to extend an open hand to rogue states in the hopes of changing the dynamics.
"The policies of the international community have not in two decades produced positive results," said Jeffrey Bader, a special assistant to the president for national security. "One definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over and expect a different outcome. Twenty years is long enough." Now comes the meeting in Singapore, which the U.S. has touted as the most dramatic display of its change in policy.
The meeting could produce some jarring imagery for Mr. Obama, who during a debate with then-presidential rival Mrs. Clinton, said he would be willing to meet - without precondition - with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea. "I would," he responded. Mrs. Clinton said she would not. "I don't want to be used for propaganda purposes," she said.
Wild Thing's comment.........
Obama is without question the worst human being ever to be President. He obviously feels more at home and at ease with these types of people.
Posted by Wild Thing at November 15, 2009 05:50 AM
Comments
In two generations we've gone from "Give 'em hell Harry" to give 'em head Barry."
I hate this MOFO.
Posted by: cuchieddie(Enemy of the State) at November 15, 2009 10:30 AM
I just wonder what(or how much$) he will offer them. Hillary Clinton may have just been right about propaganda. obama loves dictators.
Posted by: TomR at November 15, 2009 12:30 PM
cuchieddie, and we need a lot of
the give em hell harry more then
ever.
Posted by: Wild Thing at November 15, 2009 04:07 PM
Tom, I agree, and the mess he is making
I sometimes wonder if the next
President, one that loves America I hope,
if that person can fix all this mess Obama
has and is doing.
Haha that was a weird and long sentence
sorry.
Posted by: Wild Thing at November 15, 2009 04:09 PM
Hey, maybe they're cannibals....
Better yet, maybe they are dung beetles so they will roll him and eat him.
Posted by: Billy Ray at November 16, 2009 12:32 AM
