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[Le Temps, Switzerland]
Liberation, France
'An American Dream':
Why
We Watch the U.S.
Elections
"Like it or not, the American
elections are often more important for the world than our internal elections.
Imagine the world today, in Iraq, Afghanistan, Gaza, not to mention global
warming, if Bush hadn’t been improperly, so improperly elected eight years ago."
By François Sergent
Translated By Kate Davis
February 9, 2008
France -
Liberation - Original Article (French)
Super Tuesday wasn't as super
as anticipated. Presented as a great roll-of-the-dice in the complex American
process of selecting presidential candidates, it came out a tie. Especially for the Democratic side. So, are we making too
much of America's polls? One of our colleagues used the headline "The
French Vote for Obama." Which isn't quite the
issue here, but it shows that this election elicits passion. Because of Obama, his color and the hope he inspires in America and
beyond the borders of the United States. And because of the Clintons, of
course, with whom politics and family are a good mix. And let us not forget
McCain, an atypical Republican - against torture and tax cuts, however for the
war in Iraq - but despite all this chosen in this country that is said to be so
conservative.
There are many reasons to
follow this election, even if there’s still a long way to go. Because like it
or not, the American elections are often more important for the world than our
internal elections. Imagine the world today, in Iraq, Afghanistan, Gaza, not to
mention global warming, if Bush hadn’t been improperly, so improperly elected
eight years ago.
An American
dream.
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