„Obama is planning a coalitation of those willing to pay“
Interview with Josef Braml
18.07.2008 |
Financial Times Deutschland
Josef Braml, expert on the United States at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) in Berlin, warns of too much Obama euphoria. “Many expect the arrival of the Messiah, who is going to lead America back to the path of virtue. I’m afraid, they may expect too much.” If elected, Obama’s main focus will be to solve the domestic economic problems. “He needs a lot of money for this”, says Braml. Consequently, Obama’s foreign policy would pass the costs for the deployment of foreign troops on to allies. Thus, Obama would attempt to turn Bush’s Iraq war “coalition of the willing” into a “club of members willing to pay.”
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