Do Iranians leaders favor Obama? If
so, what does that mean …
Iran News Daily, Islamic Republic of Iran
Obama's Victory a
'Watershed' in American History
What does the regime of President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad think of Senator Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee who
has suggested a willingness to sit down at the table with the widely reviled
Iranian leader? This editorial from the Islamic Republic's state-run Iran News
Daily is as notable for what it doesn't say as for what it does. According to
the daily, which seems to carefully avoid the issue of talks, "Obama was
the right candidate with the right message at the right time. In fact, his
message and 'dream candidacy' has resonated with many around the world,
including in the Islamic world and people in our own nation."
EDITORIAL
JUNE 10, 2008
Islamic
Republic of Iran - Iran News Daily - Original Article (English)
Senator Barak Obama's
clinching of the Democratic Party nomination for U.S. president is indeed a
watershed moment for America.
If a few years ago, had one
predicted that a biracial, multi-ethnic, multicultural candidate with a “weird”
African name - who had a Black Kenyan immigrant father with a Muslim background
and a middle name of “Hussein” - would be this close to the American
presidency, most sensible people would have dismissed it as fantastical or even
silly.
But here we are. A half
Black-half White man (who by the way looks a lot more Black than White), born
in Hawaii and partly raised in the most populous Islamic nation in the world
(Indonesia), is on the brink of winning one of the most coveted and important
jobs on the planet.
Senator Hillary Clinton, his
main rival who finally conceded and endorsed Obama on Saturday, was the
overwhelming favorite for her party's nomination. As late as a few months ago,
her victory was assumed a forgone conclusion.
So how on earth did this
relatively-unknown newcomer and first-term senator accomplish the impossible?
Well, for one thing, those
who know Barak Obama describe him as an extremely intelligent person who has
always been “one step ahead.” He conducted a presidential campaign that was
very smart, very organized and much less error-prone than his competitors.
Moreover, he is said to be a
brilliant strategist as well as very effective in implementing what he sets out
to do. And had to be. With his name and background, there is virtually no
chance he would have gotten where he is today without being head and shoulders
above the competition. Academically he excelled and was superior to his
classmates at America's number one university (Harvard), and as a politician he
demonstrated similar qualities - he was visibly more talented, qualified and
impressive.
But sociopolitical and economic
conditions in the United States and around the world cannot be overlooked,
since they have contributed mightily to Obama's cause. His chief message of
“change,” at a time when over 70 percent of his countrymen and women dislike
their current government and president (George W. Bush) resonated with tens of
millions of voters tired of record gasoline prices, a terrible economy and two
wars without end in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Posted by WORLDMEETS.US
He was the right candidate
with the right message at the right time.
In fact, his message and
“dream candidacy” has resonated with many around the world, including in the
Islamic world and people in our own nation.
Yet, as a cautionary note,
one should be reminded that if elected, Obama will serve American national
interests, which remain constant. These won't change just because of a
reshuffling of the leadership. It is therefore unlikely that American policies
on the most sensitive issues confronting this part of the world (biased support
for Israel, hostility toward the Islamic Republic, etc.) will change in any
substitutive way in the event of an Obama presidency.
[Posted by WORLDMEETS.US June
10, 12:17pm]
