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G-20 recap from the German Der Spiegal. No wonder US Republicans are in a tizzy:
http://www.spiegel.de/internatio…
"He [Obama] then lowered his voice: "It is true, as my Italian friend has said, that the crisis began in the US. I take responsibility, even if I wasn't even president at the time." And he underscored how important it is for him "that we now genuinely make progress. Thank you." Applause.
The others couldn't believe their ears. Was that really a confession of guilt from the US? Was it a translation error, or at least an inaccuracy? Afterwards, this sentence fueled long discussions among the members of the German delegation. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was so impressed by Obama's statement that she rushed to tell her finance minister, Peer Steinbrück. Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso reacted immediately: The proposal to hold the next summit not in Japan, but rather in the US, is something that he no longer rejects, he says, "now that the US has shouldered responsibility."
Obama's confession may go down in world history as one of the greatest statements ever made. The US president is accepting responsibility for the beginning of one of the worst economic crises of the last century. By doing so, he has admitted that one of the excesses of the American way of life -- the insatiable craving for huge profits -- has brought the world to the brink of disaster. The others may have played their part, but the origins lie in the US. The fact that Obama has now admitted this sends a strong signal of hope to the world, perhaps the strongest to emerge from the G-20 summit in London last Wednesday and Thursday. Such an admission could begin to pave the way towards rectifying the situation."
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Imagine that. A US president stepping up to accept responsibility. We all know that Republicans have the mentalities of four year olds and run screaming from any semblance of responsibility they can, although they expect it from other people all the time oddly enough.Glad the rest of the world aren't a gang of coddled right-wing reactionaries.
- Like I said, Chief Appeaser.********
- You guys still think every "bad guy" is Chamberlain and every good guy is Churchill.TheBlueOne
- And still worship at Reagen's feet...TheBlueOne
- Words, just words. What does "responsibility" mean here? Is he going to jail? Look at what he does, not what he says.raf
- Like I said, Chief Appeaser.