Since President Obama assumed office, He boldly reaffirmed his beliefs telling Muslim nations that Americans are soveriegn nation that promote peace and reconciliation towards Islamic world.
For the first time With dramatic diplomacy remarks he made way through Dubai based Al-Arabiya Network interview Monday afternoon and was asked several deep issues concerning the relationship and views of his administration to the present diplomatic ties and international relations between muslims particularly on West Bank complict and Iran.
President Obama said, " I have Muslim members of my family. I have lived in Muslim countries," Obama said, according to a White House transcript. "My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy."
Al Arabiya interview, where straight and squarly direct at Muslim around the world, revived a vision of personal, symbolic international change that was in the air when Obama - with his far-flung family members, and complicated story - launched his campaign. It was a vision, and an aspect of his story, that the candidate buried when, in 2007, was forced to combat whispering campaigns about his faith.
He echoed his previous disagreement with former Pres. George Bush foreign policies with direct affect to muslim in terms of Aid, Security, healthcare, and jabbing at nervous Al Qaeda Leaders with so many radical language. "What I told him is start by listening, because all too often the United States starts by dictating — in the past on some of these issues — and we don't always know all the factors that are involved," Obama said. "What we want to do is to listen, set aside some of the preconceptions that have existed and have built up over the last several years. And I think if we do that, then there's a possibility at least of achieving some breakthroughs."
Al Arabiya Washington Bureau Chief Hisham Melhem straightly asked him, "Will the United States ever live with a nuclear Iran? And if not, how far are you going in the direction of preventing it?
"You know, I said during the campaign that it is very important for us to make sure that we are using all the tools of U.S. power, including diplomacy, in our relationship with Iran," he said. "Now, the Iranian people are a great people, and Persian civilization is a great civilization. Iran has acted in ways that's not conducive to peace and prosperity in the region: their threats against Israel; their pursuit of a nuclear weapon which could potentially set off an arms race in the region that would make everybody less safe; their support of terrorist organizations in the past -- none of these things have been helpful."
Interviewer Melhem noted to Obama that "President Bush framed the war on terror conceptually in a way that was very broad, 'war on terror,' and used sometimes certain terminology that the many people -- Islamic fascism. You've always framed it in a different way,
specifically against one group called al Qaeda and their collaborators."
"I think that you're making a very important point. And that is that the language we use matters," Obama replied. "[W]hat we need to understand is, is that there are extremist organizations -- whether Muslim or any other faith in the past -- that will use faith as a justification for violence. We cannot paint with a broad brush a faith as a consequence of the violence that is done in that faith's name.
"And so you will I think see our administration be very clear in distinguishing between organizations like al Qaeda -- that espouse violence, espouse terror and act on it -- and people who may disagree with my administration and certain actions, or may have a particular viewpoint in terms of how their countries should develop," he said. "We can have legitimate disagreements but still be respectful. I cannot respect terrorist organizations that would kill innocent civilians and we will hunt them down."
White House senior aide to Obama said Monday night that he (Obama) had not change
his views on Iran. He continually expressed dissappoval of an iranian nuclear weapon directly even thoughIran publicly deny the accusation.
He Affirmed his support to Esrael with non-policy tone, "Israel is a strong ally of the United States. They will not stop being a strong ally of the United States. And I will continue to believe that Israel's security is paramount," he said. "But I also believe that there are Israelis who recognize that it is important to achieve peace. They will be willing to make sacrifices if the time is appropriate and if there is serious partnership on the other side."
Contributed by: Jay Garmino











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