Obama Tells Muslims ‘Americans Are Not Your Enemy’
Submitted by FWO2 on January 28, 2009 – 8:38 pmNo Comment
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Obama said his administration will offer a hand of friendship to the Muslim world but will hunt down terrorist organizations that kill innocent civilians.
President Obama has taken an early interest in the Middle East peace process.
“My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy,” Obama said in an interview with Al-Arabiya, the Dubai-based satellite television network. “We sometimes make mistakes. We have not been perfect.”
During his run for the White House, Obama pledged to improve ties with the Muslim world, draw down U.S. troops in Iraq and close the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (click here for full story)
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