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President Includes Africa in Upcoming Trip Abroad
Published by Pamela Gentry on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 12:35 am.By Pamela Gentry, Senior Political Analyst
July 2, 2009 – Next week President Obama and the first lady will travel to Russia, Italy and Ghana where they will meet, greet, and dine with heads of state and deliver a series of addresses laying out his foreign policy.
The White House offered up a preview of the trip that will begin J
uly 6 in Moscow and end with a tour of the capital of Ghana and a speech on development and democracy.
The overall reaching goal for this trip will be to focus on economic, political, and global issues important to the United States and members of the G-8. Some of those issues include climate control, non-proliferation, and assessments of the global economic climate.
Obama wants to “reset relations” with Russia his aids say and hopes to emerge from a Moscow summit with progress toward reducing both nations’ nuclear arsenals and changing the way the Russian people view the United States.
In Russia, Italy and Ghana the president is expected to talk about a large range of issues including climate change, international trading systems and food safety. Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs Michelle Gavin said it’s important Africa is also at the table.
Africa needs to be “integrated in global and foreign policy,” Gavin said. Ghana is important to this trip she said because the country has demonstrated strong governance, economic development and stability. She praised their last election where “power transferred peacefully,” she said.
The president and First Lady Michelle Obama will arrive in Ghana on July 11 and will tour the capital city Accra. Obama will meet with the Ghana’s newley elected President Atta Mills and is expected to deliver a speech highlighting the country’s improvement in over-all governance.
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This should be interesting as our president has:
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1. Caved in to Iran’s Ahmedenjen
2. Trashed the sole Democratic nation in the Mid-East known as Isreal
3. Sucked up to two bit Dictators; Ortega, Chavez and Castro
4. Supported wannabe Nicaruaguan Marxist Zaleya
5. Bowed down to the Saudi Monarch
6. Trashed our true Allies; Germany, France and Britian
7. Begged China and Japan to buy US Treasuries to support his MASSIVE BORROWING
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Amazing he has done ALL of this in only 6 months
This should be interesting as our president has:
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1. Caved in to Iran’s Ahmedenjen
2. Trashed the sole Democratic nation in the Mid-East known as Isreal
3. Sucked up to two bit Dictators; Ortega, Chavez and Castro
4. Supported wannabe Nicaruaguan Marxist Zaleya
5. Bowed down to the Saudi Monarch
6. Trashed our true Allies; Germany, France and Britian
7. Begged China and Japan to buy US Treasuries to support his MASSIVE BORROWING
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Amazing he has done ALL of this in only 6 months
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You are so smart – why don’t you run for President next time, since you know exactly what we should and shouldn’t do. WOW! Hand clap to you.
@Jacie
And a hand clap back to you for your intellectually lazy reply
Redneck: What have you done? I guess you are so busy keeping tabs on the President…..What have you done? I’ll bet NOTHING!
Rednblack
We all know you don’t like the President because of your constant “wrongwing rants”,must be the effects of a sore loser.He has not caved in to anyone,infact Dr. Kissinger said the president was handling the iranian situation correctly.Tell us you know more about forgien policy than Henry and while you are at it tell us what you would do.Zionism is THE MAJOR PROBLEM IN the middle east.He Has “sucked up to nobody,again Mr. foriegn policy expert what would you do ? You seem to have a long list of complaints yet you have no solutions or suggestions,you seem to be on the wrong website,therefore I suggest you log on to FOX.
@jifffn
Wether you like it or not we are getting a failing grade form our allies in regards to our foriegn policy.
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Tell me how many nations joined us in our acceleration of the war in Afghanastan?
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Lastly, you do realize Kissinger only “partially” agreed with Obama after Hillary told Obama to get his act together after ten days of mis-steps.
Rednblack
The failing grade probably comes from the Zionest state of Israel. As far as I have heard Germany,the U.K. and France seem to be getting along better with the President than they did with Bush/Cheney. Any negative effects must be residual from the Bush/Cheney debacles. In so far as Afghanastan you tell me because many nations fled because of the Bush/Cheney years of lying and “flip flopping”over the many reasons for invading Iraq. I as said on another board time moves foward,therefore If all you do is be critical without offering solutions it all but deminishes your opinion since all you seem to do is whine about President Obama.
Rednblack
By the way where did you get the info. about Hillary telling the President to “get his act toghether” or is it rumor ? I would like a reputable source,that means don’t reply FOX because they ain’t reputable.Another question is:do you have so much disdain for President Obama that you can’t bring yourself to repect him enough to refer to him as President Obama ?
@jifffnn
I know you dont like to discuss the faults of our President but he is getting disrespected by leaders all over the world. Does North Korea, Iran, China and the problems with France, Great Britian, Russia and Germany not ring a bell
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Here is my advice for Obama…..stop being an appeaser because NEVER in the history of the world has it worked.
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Lastly, if you want to hear someone whine and cry about the past go listen to some of Obamas speeches
Africa, is at the bottom of his trip ( doesn’t that still you something) you people.
David
You IDIOT it tells US PEOPLE that the Preisdent is saving the best for last !!!
Pardon the typo I have to join a conference call and I intended to type PRESIDENT
I meant PRESIDENT
Ghana’s current president is John Atta-Mills, not John Agyekum Kufuor, who stepped down as president after his two terms were up in December 2008. A little fact checking goes a long way!
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