Obama tries US campaign style in Europe

WillieW

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Fri Apr-03-09 02:51 PM
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Obama tries US campaign style in Europe

Edited on Fri Apr-03-09 02:53 PM by WillieW

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_obama

54 mins ago
STRASBOURG, France – Courting Europe with an American-style campaign, President Barack Obama on Friday talked up his plans — popular here — to eliminate nuclear weapons, close the Guantanamo Bay prison and tackle global warming.

In return, he's hoping for European popular support in the anti-terror fight in Afghanistan.

Obama seems likely to win fresh commitments at Saturday's 60th anniversary NATO summit. He can expect more civilian aid and small troop increases for training Afghan forces and providing security for upcoming elections.

But the European public has no stomach

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damntexdem

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Fri Apr-03-09 04:20 PM
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1. No, President Obama is trying Obama style in Europe -- and it's working.

But if the European public has no stomach, then how do their armies travel? ;-)

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