Posted on Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 by campaign2008
“The stark truth is that America is not currently winning against Iran, and cannot win unless there is more Western unity behind an effective policy, rather than behind empty rhetoric and weak sanctions. The great challenge facing any presidential candidate is to show how he or she will galvanize Western strength and unity to achieve victory in the war against totalitarian Islamism.”
–Editorial in the Jerusalem Post Wednesday, in light of Sen. John McCain’s visit to Israel this week.
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Posted on Thursday, March 6th, 2008 by campaign2008
“India is now too big a player on the global stage to be ignored by any US administration; likewise, the consolidation of India’s economic and strategic power at a global level would require any Indian government to be on very good terms with the US. Nevertheless, personalities matter when it comes to leadership of the world’s most powerful nation. We’ll await the outcome of the current contest with baited breath.”
–Editorial on the presidential race in the Times of India Wednesday.
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Posted on Monday, January 28th, 2008 by campaign2008
“I understand all the protectionist pressures in the U.S. On the other hand, I think it would be extremely unfortunate if people bolt themselves in positions that become difficult to extract themselves from, because the reality in the world is that we’re going to have to open up world trade, not close it down.”
–Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal yesterday.
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Posted on Friday, January 4th, 2008 by campaign2008
“If Obama can make a difference, it is not because of his policy choices, but because of what he is. The very moment he appears on the world’s television screens, victorious and smiling, America’s image and soft power would experience something like a Copernican revolution.”
–Dominique Moisi, founder and senior adviser at the French Institute for International Relations, in an op-ed in Lebanon’s Daily Star newspaper.
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Posted on Thursday, December 6th, 2007 by campaign2008
“The apparent skepticism about a Doha world trade deal that Mrs. Clinton expressed in the Financial Times this week, and her suggestion that there is a need to shelter American companies and interests from foreign investment, are a disappointing sign of the times.”
–Peter Mandelson, European Union trade commissioner.
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Posted on Thursday, November 15th, 2007 by campaign2008
“It is my duty to call respectfully but firmly on the candidates of the political parties in the U.S. to stop taking Mexicans as symbolic hostages in their speeches and strategies.”
–Mexican President Felipe Calderon, in a meeting today with the Mexican government’s migrant assistance agency.
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