Obama Plans to Reach Out to Muslim World

In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Barack Obama discussed his intentions to use his full name when he is sworn into office and also that he plans to reach out to improve the USA's relations with the Muslim world. I applaud these plans, but no doubt this will only serve to outrage the mindless, hate filled Christo-fascist elements that comprise the base of the Republican Party who cannot quite figure out that we are not back in the days of the Crusades. Like it or not, we live in a multicultural world with diverse religions and only the Kool-Aid drinkers seem unwilling to accept this reality. Sadly, thanks to the huge mess the Chimperator's idiotic policies have created, Obama will definitely have his work cut out for him. Here are some highlights from the Tribune story:
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Barack Obama says his presidency is an opportunity for the U.S. to renovate its relations with the Muslim world, starting the day of his inauguration and continuing with a speech he plans to deliver in an Islamic capital. And when he takes the oath of office Jan. 20, he plans to be sworn in like every other president, using his full name: Barack Hussein Obama.

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"I think we've got a unique opportunity to reboot America's image around the world and also in the Muslim world in particular,'' Obama said Tuesday, promising an "unrelenting" desire to "create a relationship of mutual respect and partnership in countries and with peoples of good will who want their citizens and ours to prosper together."The world, he said, "is ready for that message."

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Obama said the country must take advantage of a unique chance to recalibrate relations around the globe, through a new diplomacy that emphasizes inclusiveness and tolerance as well as an unflinching stand against terrorism."The message I want to send is that we will be unyielding in stamping out the terrorist extremism we saw in Mumbai," Obama said, adding that he plans to give a major address in an Islamic capital as part of his global outreach.

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During the campaign, Obama's detractors would often invoke his middle name, Hussein, in an attempt to falsely paint him as a Muslim. Obama, a Christian, doesn't care."I think the tradition is that they use all three names, and I will follow the tradition," he said. "I'm not trying to make a statement one way or another. I'll do what everybody else does.''