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April 3, 2009 5:03 PM

An Obama Doctrine For U.S.-European Relations

CBS News’ White House Correspondent Peter Maer tells Bob Schieffer that the President Obama’s speech in Strasbourg, France on Friday “will probably be remembered for outlining an Obama doctrine for U.S.-European relations.”

“The president, more or less, seemed like he was back on the campaign trail,” Maer said. “It really is a campaign here, a campaign for European public opinion.”

He added that “cooperation” has been a major theme of Obama’s trip, both during his town hall and the G20 meetings in London.

Click here to see the whole interview from France:



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by msmabuse April 5, 2009 11:09 AM EDT
http://www.youtube.com/user/squawkboxnoise

Soon we may see Obama?s Mandatory Volunteerism Plan come to light. Sound oxymoronic doesn?t it? Mandatory Volunteer?
Somehow last week both houses of congress pushed forward an expansion of the Americorps national service plan. If you recall last year, the Obamassiah proposed a civilian national security force that?s ?just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded? as the U.S. military.
The legislation included this language: ?a workable, fair, and reasonable mandatory service requirement for all able young people.? In other words, start the goose stepping when they?re young, and expand the boots on the street. That?s right, Obama wants his own civilian army of young people. Does that ring any historical bells with anyone? How about the guy with the funny moustache?
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by toolmangler-2009 April 4, 2009 5:32 PM EDT
ain't they on the wrong side
of the door?
Posted by skuareoff at 8:34 AM : Apr 4, 2009





Nope, They own the police so they get to say who the 'crooks' are
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by sjc_1 April 4, 2009 1:15 PM EDT
Leadership was once defined as getting people to do what they wanted to do anyway. This may be what Obama is doing. Tapping into what the G20 leaders wanted to do anyway, but no one was getting the ball rolling.
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