Reply #105: I think it is a specious argument to say Obama's "American Moment" is like Manifest Destiny [View All]

What is the "American Moment" to you? To me it is the Apollo Moon landing. To iraqis it is likely something akin to Manifest Destiny. To Obama it is, in part, "the time when we renewed the America that has led generations of weary travelers from all over the world to find opportunity and liberty and hope on our doorstep."

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"The American moment is not over, but it must be seized anew. To see American power in terminal decline is to ignore America's great promise and historic purpose in the world. If elected president, I will start renewing that promise and purpose the day I take office."

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"I believe they will also agree that it is time for a new generation to tell the next great American story. If we act with boldness and foresight, we will be able to tell our grandchildren that this was the time when we helped forge peace in the Middle East. This was the time we confronted climate change and secured the weapons that could destroy the human race. This was the time we defeated global terrorists and brought opportunity to forgotten corners of the world. And this was the time when we renewed the America that has led generations of weary travelers from all over the world to find opportunity and liberty and hope on our doorstep."

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"We can be this America again. This is our moment to renew the trust and faith of our people -- and all people -- in an America that battles immediate evils, promotes an ultimate good, and leads the world once more."
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Maybe Obama's "American Moment" is restoring peace in Iraq? Maybe it is economic justice for all citizens of America? Maybe his "American Moment" begins with putting our own house in order?

Thanks for the article. You should post this in its own thread, if you have not already done so.