I sometimes wonder whether I'm dreaming because it wasn't that long ago we were talking about a 100 years or more in Iraq and that we would never sit down with the Iranians. Today I read we may be out of Iraq by October 2010 and that we will be opening up a diplomatic office in Tehran. Was it only a few months ago Senator Obama was criticized as naive in wanting a timetable for withdrawing our troops? According to the "experts"
we should never talk with our "enemies" this again showed poor judgment and inexperience on Senator Obama's part. Whenever I think of Senator Obama I think of "Soft Power" this is his strength and we need it now more than ever. Even before becoming President he is changing our foreign policy in a way that will save lives. This is true leadership the abilty to promote positive change that shows us at our best. My god some of the most gifted people live in this great country are we to believe that we can't figure out a way to get what we need without murdering innocent civillians?
In a matter of months we are talking about issues that few would dare talk about. We were told these are just words you've been drinking kool-aid to believe we can accomplish so much. As always the Republicans don't want us to raise the bar. Lucky for the planet Senator Obama isn't listening. I expect more of this once Senator Obama and his team of rivals takes command. Senator Obama is different from anyone we have ever had. He will show us again by reaching out to Senator Clinton as his VP and Chuck Hagel as part of his administration that this is someone who can inspire and demonstrate true leadership. The best is yet to come!