ASSESSMENTS

U.S.: Obama's Address to the Muslim World

Jun 4, 2009 | 18:20 GMT

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Summary

U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a speech June 4 in Cairo in which he addressed the Muslim world. Giving equal doses of praise and criticism for U.S. friends and rivals in the region, Obama may have at least improved his image at home and abroad by bluntly addressing many issues that complicate relations between the United States and the countries in the Middle East. However, the president himself acknowledged that speeches do not automatically translate into substantive shifts in policy.

U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the Muslim world June 4 in a speech delivered at Cairo University in Egypt....

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