Obama speaking in Cairo cont...

The announcement today that Barack Obama wants to give a major foreign policy speech from a major muslim capitol is big news. If Obama reaches out to Muslims I think it will take some of the wind out of the sails of Muslim extremist groups (after all, Al Qaida did say that a win for John McCain would help them with recruiting). Having lived in the Muslim nation of Indonesia during his childhood, I think Obama is perfectly suited for the job of calling out to the Muslim world and saying that there are some things that East and West can both agree on, the same way he evoked a spirit of common values between Democrats and Republicans during the election.