Middle East Peace within Reach
As the world continues to revolve and the sun consistently rises, so does events which are becoming more and more clear that world peace may not be that far behind. When this president was running for office, he was viewed and mocked as naïve because he had promised that he would extend an open hand to our enemies instead of a tight fist. He had promised to speak frankly but friendly to all those leaders who want to come in from the cold. Many of us never really placed much stock in that statement until now. It can be assumed that after young Arabs saw the power of the American public bringing the first black man into office as president, they kicked off their Arab Spring. Though they were not prepared for the results, they have begun their long hard journey to real democracy. Next we see the shutting down of the Iraq War and the closing of the Afghanistan War. These actions further showed world leaders that he might just be a man of his word...