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Thread #121349   Message #2649660
Posted By: heric
05-Jun-09 - 11:40 PM
Thread Name: BS: Obama's astonishing speech in Cairo
Subject: RE: BS: Obama's astonishing speech in Cairo
Fair enough that nutball isn't a nice word, but it is difficlut enough, if not impossible, address ~legitimate~ grievances by way of unpalatable compromises. This is his stated goal (and I think it's sincere.) With great effort, great skill and a lot of luck, he might achieve some of that in some measure. The first thing he needs is a sufficient level of support from a sufficent number of affected people. So his target audience is not everyone. We all know in advance that many people will reject his requests or refuse his suggestions.