United Frontier of Globe: “Obama Exhorts US, Allies to Bolster Arab Spring”
“Holding out Poland’s transformation to democracy as a model for the world, President Barack Obama on Saturday exhorted Western allies and the American public alike to extend their support, energy and vision to those now reaching for democracy in the Middle East and North Africa.“
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“I want the American people to understand we’ve got to leave room for us to continue our tradition of providing leadership when it comes to freedom, democracy, human rights…. it is a U.S. obligation to support democracy around the globe, one that pays dividends in the form of a safer and more prosperous world…. His message was a tacit answer to simmering sentiment that America should cut back on foreign assistance at a time when it is grappling with deficit troubles at home. In fact, foreign aid makes up less than 1 percent of the federal budget.
