Obama acknowledges a global economy at G-20

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102748012

President Obama's approach to, not to mention his recognition of, a global economy is a huge change from the Bush administration. As the president said in an interview on April 3, "America has shown arrogance and been dismissive" towards its allies. He also declared that America has "failed to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world." Although I am interested why these quotes did not appear in the article, I was extremely glad to hear my nation's leader finally talking about the role of America in the world - and not always the other way around.

 However, for a man who says that he is at the G20 conference "to listen," he sure is expecting a lot of the other nations there. President Obama said, "every nation bears responsibility for what lies ahead - especially now." In this article, the author mentions the war in Iraq frequently - which is appropriate, considering how much attention the war formerly known as the "war on terror" has received in the press lately. In an article titled "Obama Pledges New U.S. Relations With Europe," the author did a good job of covering the different aspects of relations that would change - including economics and military alliances. The author's choice to focus more on the war was interesting, and seems to mirror the moves of other journalists at this time. For many, the economy is getting harder and harder to read about.