UK foreign secretary: Obama critics miss the point
LONDON (AP) - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says
critics of U.S. President Barack Obama are wrong to complain he's
been unable to fix the world's woes.
Miliband said Saturday that some expected Obama to revive the
global economy and broker Middle East peace singlehandedly.
In modern politics, he says, ``no one country can bring the
world to heel.''
Obama has suffered criticism over his divisive health care plans
and his lengthy consideration of whether to send more troops to
Afghanistan.
Miliband told the Fabian Society think tank that Obama won
election on the premise that governments, businesses and
individuals all play a role in solving the world's ills.
He said he remains optimistic about Obama's ``defiantly
transformational administration.''
11/07/09 08:45
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