Friday, July 25, 2008

Walls

Where did Obama say the following?
"The walls between old allies on either side of the Atlantic cannot stand. The walls between the countries with the most and those with the least cannot stand. The walls between races and tribes; natives and immigrants; Christian and Muslim and Jew cannot stand. These now are the walls we must tear down."
He said it in Berlin. But, as Steve Clemons notes, today the walls are in Israel and the West Bank. That would have been a more relevant place to preach against walls and would have indicated a degree of bravery and forthrightness we need in our leaders.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Perhaps he'll do that when he has ensured his presidency. On the other hand, perhaps he won't.