Obama's Message to Muslims Resonates

Council on Foreign Relations Mideast expert Steven A. Cook says President Barack Obama's much-anticipated speech in Cairo on June 4 likely resonated with Muslims more deeply than similar attempts at engagement by President Bush. Cook says Obama is not tainted by the invasion of Iraq - his speech reiterated a vow to withdraw troops by 2012 - which helped give his reference to moderation and democracy in the Middle East greater credibility.

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