Patrick Goodenough,CNS News
Obama Bows to King of Saudi as any good Muslim would
Islamic and Arab governments are hopeful that President Obama’s much-anticipated address to Muslims will focus on the Israeli-Arab issue,and judging from the administration’s choice of venue and timing,they may not be disappointed.
Obama indicated last December that he hoped to deliver such a speech in a key Islamic capital within his first 100 days in office. He missed that goal,but the White House announced Friday that the president would deliver a major speech “about America’s relations with the Muslim world” on June 4,in Egypt.
Confirmation of the plan brought a quick appeal by the Arab League – the body representing the Arab states – for Obama to use the address to explain his policy on the Mideast peace process.