April 3, 2009 7:30 PM
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Day 74: Obama Reaches Out to Europe
(AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
"In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world… there have been times where America's shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive," he said.
"But in Europe, there is an anti-Americanism that is at once casual, but can also be insidious. Instead of recognizing the good that America so often does in the world, there have been times where Europeans chose to blame America for much of what's bad," Mr. Obama continued.
He also presented his new strategy for Afghanistan to NATO allies who are increasingly reluctant to commit more ground troops to the escalating war effort.
The president met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, to whom he pressed for greater involvement in the Afghanistan situation on the eve of the NATO summit.
"We cannot allow a territory in which people who would kill our citizens with impunity can be permitted to operate," Mr. Obama.
He added that "Europe should not expect the United States to shoulder this burden alone."
Below, check out Chip Reid's CBS Evening News report on the president's day.
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Brian Montopoli Brian Montopoli is the senior political reporter at CBSNews.com.
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