Barack Hussein Obama predictably called for a New World Order in his historic speech to the Muslims of the World earlier today at Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt.
Obama backed off from his usual custom of criticizing America on foreign soil, calling for a “common ground” and “a new beginning” with the Muslim world.
America’s first half-black president couched his rhetoric in careful language, quoting twice from the Koran and once from the Holy Bible. But his message was clear: a New World Order with its balance of power centered in the Middle East is desirable and inevitable:
“Given our interdependence, any world order that elevates one nation or group of people over another will inevitably fail. So whatever we think of the past, we must not be prisoners of it. Our problems must be dealt with through partnership; progress must be shared.” [link]
Obama, who traveled to the Middle East without the First Lady, scored points with women’s groups — his most ardent supporters behind blacks — when he recognized there were some “sources of tension” between the two cultures, including the continued oppression of women in some Muslim countries.
“I know there is debate about this issue. I reject the view of some in the West that a woman who chooses to cover her hair is somehow less equal, but I do believe that a woman who is denied an education is denied equality. And it is no coincidence that countries where women are well-educated are far more likely to be prosperous.”
And another applause line: “Our daughters can contribute just as much to society as our sons.” [link]
One day before Obama’s speech in Cairo, former presidential candidate, Governor Mitt Romney appeared on Fox News’ “Sean Hannity Show,” calling Obama’s constant pandering to the Mideast “troublesome.”
Romney quoted Britain’s paper, The Guardian, that said “this American president has been more critical of his own country while on foreign soil than any American president in history.”
