Obama urges progress on Muslim ties

[Turborama]

Source: Al Jazeera English



Barack Obama, the US president, has said he is making progress towards ending the mistrust between Muslim countries and the United States, but that the effort is incomplete.

Obama flew from India to Indonesia, his former boyhood home, on Tuesday for the second leg of his 10-day Asia trip.

At a joint news conference with Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Indonesian president, Obama said his efforts to improve the relationship between Muslims and the West had been "earnest" and "sustained".

However, he said the progress was "incomplete" and there was more work to do.

Obama also said he did not think "we're going to completely eliminate some of the misunderstandings and mistrust".

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/11/2010119135022378564.html

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He's just started his speech from Indonesia's main university. Links to live stream: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x516668

[polichick]

1. Good - I hope Repukes are drowning in their fear! nt

[24601]

2. That's great because wearing ties cuts down violence. n/t

[Arkana]

3. Expect the "HEEEE'S A SEEEEKRIT MURRRRSLIM"

thing to kick into overdrive in the next few weeks.