The Barack Obama Evolution Blog

A jokingly President Obama stated,”Who turned off the lights, guys?”  Someone accidentally flipped the light switch off to a room where President Obama was entering for a meeting held for the Summit of the America’s today in PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad.

Take a listen to this video when President Obama was running for the democratic seat for Presidency. Is he following suit?

I just laughed as I read this from the Associated Press release about and hr ago.  Seems that our President and Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez have a civil introduction and interaction. The Venezuela president gave President Obama a book called ” The Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent” by Eduardo Galeano, which chronicles U.S. and European economic and political interference in the region.

This same book that President Chavez once threw at past president G. W. Bush  was given, handed to President Obama. There seemed to be a different level of respect for President Obama in that Chavez feels that talks at the Summit of the America’s will be open,  intelligent and promising under new US leadership as opposed to the past leadership.

President Obama at the Summit of America’s

President Obama with his humorous cantor commented that he thought the book was a book that Chavez’s  wrote and President Obama was going to give Chavez a book that he wrote. It is good to see this mood among during a controversial time of tensions all over the world.

Realizing that Obama wants to start a new with Cuban and foreign relations I am sure that some sore issues will be discussed and even if nothing comes out of them I feel the open forum to start talks is what is important for all to heal and move forward. Sure there will be issues that we don’t agree on but the ability to be able to discuss issues in the market place of ideas is what get change to progress forward.

Barack told the participants of the Summit of Americas, “I have a lot to learn and I’m very much looking forward to listening.”

Friday, in President’s Obama opening speech to the 34-nations gathering at the Summit he promised a new agenda for the Americas, as well as a new style.

Barack stated, “We have at times been disengaged, and at times we sought to dictate our terms,” “But I pledge to you that we seek an equal partnership. There is no senior partner and junior partner in our relations.”

Loud applause followed.  But perhaps the biggest applause line was his call for a fresh start in relations between Washington and Havana.  Although I feel that Barack feels that there is at least an opening towards U.S. Havana relations. We all need to keep open minds there are different cultures and old ways of thinking that will  play into this new book.

The attentive public is watching.

“Evolve”

Talk about surprise, surprise, surprise!

Our President has been out of the country for about a week on his first stint of abroad travels including Britain, France, Germany and the Czech Republic.

Our President was suppose to come home today but decided to fly in unannounced into dangerous war zone territory.The decision was between Afghanistan and Turkey and considering the recent and upcoming Iraqi elections his aides felt it would be better for him to go to Iraq. Less trouble I suppose. So, I ask myself why?

Baghdad? What gives Prez? I know you love Air Force One but , “Danger, Will Robinson, danger!” Keeping an open mind. There was a car bombing in a Shiite village of Baghdad just before he arrived.

Although his aides said there is low violence in Iraq, am I missing something here? True there is no safe haven but c’mon known danger is known danger.

I get it he wanted to see the troops stationed at Camp Victory in Iraq and give them hope that they are coming home as well as letting the Iraqi’s know the time has come for them to take over their own country.

He saluted them and thanked them for their brilliant performances under enormous strain. We have no idea what those men and women go through for our liberties until we are in their shoes. Standing in salute with our President even if you think this was a crazy move, I must take the stand and say go for it Barack! I don’t care either they have put themselves in harms way and death defying conditions numerous times it is the least I can do.

But the words and the actual physical presence of the President I am sure made some feel like their country is still behind them or should I say besides them.

I salute this wholeheartedly but what about the other additional troops of 21,000 being sent to Afghanistan? I know that Afghanistan was one of two ports in the storm but maybe a conference satellite from Air force One would have been a good measure to show a sense of concern for those troops and the ones to come.

That might be coming one never knows with Barack he might just surprise those troops as well.

Looking forward to his safe arrival home.

“Evolve”