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ID095420
Title ProperObama's year one
Other Title InformationMedius
LanguageENG
AuthorLane, Charles
Publication2010.
Summary / Abstract (Note)If Barack Obama's presidential campaign promised anything, it was to "rebrand" the United States of America. After decades-centuries, according to some critics-of throwing its weight around, capped by eight years of George W. Bush's presidency, the world's sole superpower was no longer viewed as a dutiful member of the international community, much less a beacon of freedom and democracy. And who better to repair the damage than a man whose very election would expiate the country's worst historical sin? The Texas cowboy would yield to a cool "citizen of the world," who had opposed Bush's war in Iraq, loudly repudiated torture, and pledged to join the fight against global warming. We would find it easier to be great, the argument went, because we would once again be seen as good.
`In' analytical NoteWorld Affairs US Vol. 172, No. 3; Jan-Mar 2010: p19-24
Journal SourceWorld Affairs US Vol. 172, No. 3; Jan-Mar 2010: p19-24
Key WordsObama ;  Medius ;  Obama Administration ;  Economic Policy ;  Human Rights