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9/23/12, "Obama Says Attacks In Libya And Egypt Are Just "Bumps In The Road",
" 60 minutes via You Tube
"60 Minutes video clip at source link.)
This may be the first
time in history that a President of the United States has called a
terrorist attack against the country a "bump in the road." (September
23, 2012).
Transcript via The Weekly Standard:
"CBS's
Steve Kroft asked, “Have the events that took place in the Middle East,
the recent events in the Middle East given you any pause about your
support for the governments that have come to power following the Arab
Spring?”
President Obama answered, “Well, I'd said even
at the time that this is going to be a rocky path. The question presumes
that somehow we could have stopped this wave of change. I think it was
absolutely the right thing for us to do to align ourselves with
democracy, universal rights-- a notion that-- people have- to be able
to-- participate-- in-- their own governance. But I was pretty certain
and continue to be pretty certain that there are going to be bumps in the road
because-- you know, in a lot of these places-- the one organizing
principle-- has been Islam. The one part of society that hasn't been
controlled completely by the government. There are strains of extremism,
and anti-Americanism, and anti-Western sentiment. And you know can be
tapped into by demagogues. There will probably be some times where we bump up
against some of these countries and have strong disagreements, but I do
think that over the long term, we are more likely to get a Middle East
and North Africa that is more peaceful, more prosperous and more aligned
with our interests.”"...via Free Republic
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