President Obama’s address to the Muslim world was largely well received by the Islamic community, the public and world leaders. William Galston says the speech covered many issues but hard work must follow the president’s eloquent words.
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Obama’s Cairo Speech: A New Foreign Policy Agenda
June 5, 2009