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April 8, 2009 While you were gone – evaluating Obama's tripPosted: 07:30 AM ET
Political Correspondent Richard Lui Eight days have come and gone, and now President Obama is back home. So, much like when we finish a business trip, we start looking through our business cards, filling out expense sheets, and meeting with the home team to see what happened while we were gone … so President Obama must do the same now to determine how productive the trip was. He hasn’t asked for our opinions yet, but let’s give it a go. The expectations were higher on some issues, lower on others. When it comes to the G-20 and coordinating economic strategy on a global scale, expectations were high. With the major economies of the U.S., Japan, China, and in the EU waning, people and politicians wanted action. On the flipside, there was criticism of the U.S. and its possible role in the global recession. Did President Obama balance these perspectives on the world stage? Then there was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which the U.S. helped form in 1949 after World War II. President Obama met with the 60 year-old organization to try to get support for his administration’s push in Afghanistan. Do you think Obama was able to form a coalition of the willing on that issue? Add in an unannounced stop to Iraq to visit the troops and meet with leaders there, Obama-mania at many stops, and his statements of how he would like the U.S. to be perceived globally. So what do you think of his first overseas trip? Did he make the contacts the U.S. needs? Was it worth the time spent - given what is happening at home? Blog your thoughts, and we may show them on TV. Posted by: Political Correspondent Richard Lui |
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