America Seeks Bonds to Islam, Obama Insists

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ANKARA, Turkey — President Obama formally began his outreach to the Muslim world on Monday when he spoke before Turkey’s Parliament, telling legislators that the United States “is not and will never be at war with Islam.”

“America’s relationship with the Muslim community, the Muslim world, cannot and will not just be based upon opposition to terrorism,” he said. “We seek broader engagement based upon mutual interest and mutual respect.”

Showing more self-confidence each day on his maiden overseas trip as president, Mr. Obama, in addressing a majority Muslim country for the first time, appeared to have prepared carefully for one particular line in his wide-ranging speech.

“The United States has been enriched by Muslim-Americans,” he said. “Many other Americans have Muslims in their family, or have lived in a Muslim-majority country.

“I know,” he said, “because I am one of them.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/world/europe/07prexy.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

[Occam Bandage]

1. OMG SECRET CODE FOR AMERICAN SUBMISSION TO RADICAL ISLAM

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2. Not after your post, thanks a lot Occam. Now everyone knows. nt

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3. Well

Personaly I'm impressed that more DUers are more interested (views) and have more to say (posts)in what 'House' has to say ('On Religion') than Obama on relations with Islam.

It all bodes well for the future.

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