Senator Barack Obama has come under fire again for the views of his former pastor and mentor Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Now a quick way of summing up the controversy surrounding Wrights views is quite simply that he is against the wars recently. Where the controversy starts is how he compares the USA to the Al’Qaeda. Both parties he states have gone to war under the banner of a God.
Personally I think he makes a valid point, but I also think its disgraceful that these views are being so teniuosly linked to Obama, who was merely under his tutorage some time ago.
I would like to hear an Americans point of view on this though, do you think the comments made by Wright should impact on Obama’s campaign? More importantly do you believe the the USA and Al’Qaeda can be compared so easily?
From a European stand point it is very easy to see the similarities that are pointed out in Wrights speech, though it is also easy to see that he oversimplifies many things, the goals for instance are important. Both have gone into war quoting God as supporting them. Despite the fact that Both religions do in-fact have the same God the main difference does seem to focus on the fact that one group wishes to destroy the American presence in its country while the other wants an American presence in the country.
After all it is down to westernised insensitivity to religion that we put Christian military units on their land, something which they have been told to defend against.
My personal belief is that the current wars have been to prevent countries from selling Oil in Euros, Oil being the only current thing holding the Dollar up, this worked up until Iran, who successfully resisted.
I also believe Wright should not be demonised for his position on the American War, while they are ‘Anti-American’ I do think they hint of a little common sense and grounding that is required to run a successful country.
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