Obama's Turkey address draws praise across Middle East

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Source: AP

Syria's foreign minister praised President Barack Obama's address to the Arab and Islamic world in Turkey, and many Arabs were cheered by the American leader's promises to push for a Palestinian state.

On his first visit as president to a predominantly Islamic nation, Obama reached out to Arabs and Muslims in his Ankara address, saying the United States is not and never will be at war with Islam. He also spoke of the Arab-Israeli peace process, saying he will actively pursue the goal of creating a Palestinian state alongside Israel.

In an interview published Tuesday, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem said Obama's speech reflects a clear attention toward the two-state solution.

Moallem said Obama's words were important and positive. But he hinted that Arabs expect Washington to pressure the new hard-line Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept the creation of a Palestinian state.


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[babylonsister]

1. Mission accomplished. Wonderful! Rec'd. nt

[Tyler Generation]

2. American President praised across Middle East!?!?

Never thought I would read that, glad I did.

[SpartanDem]

3. Same here

I almost thought it was headline from the Onion.

[goclark]

4. Maybe people will love our country again

What a horror story the Bush years were for our country.