Obama wants Peace!

By: Liz Hasseld

President Barack Obama in an interview with bbc expressed that he believes the US can get serious Middle East peace negotiations back on track. He wants to see progress with Iran by the end of the year."But he said, rather than imposing its values on other countries, the US should act as a role model." He expressed concern for Israel and Palestine, he explained that it would be in everyone's interest to get peace negotiations through. On Iran so called 'nuclear weapon development' Obama stated, that it would be in the worlds interest for Iran to set that project aside.

Obama is Traveling to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, This will be his first stop in a tour of the Middle East and Europe. He has a planned speech in Egypt, which is being critizied heavily becuase of Egypt's shady past with political freedom. Obama responded with, "while there were "obviously" human rights issues to address in some Middle Eastern countries, the job of the US was not to lecture but to encourage"

I think the president really does belive strongly in diplomacy and if he does all that he says he plans to do the world is really going to benifit! I really appreciate how he reconized that the US cannot impose our cultures on other. I think he really has a handle on things.