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America's global election

David Hayes, 29 - 08 - 2008
Could the world have the decisive say in the identity of the next United States president?

A hopeful, confident, generous-spirited young leader is contending for
the presidency of the United States. But the country's position and
reputation in the world today evokes none of these adjectives. This
world - the crises in Georgia and Pakistan may just be the start - is crowding
in on the election. Iran could yet provide the statutory "October
surprise". In short, America may - may - be ready for Barack Obama,
but the whole world is watching. Could it even have the decisive "vote"? Godfrey
Hodgson
, always worth reading, identifies a crucial factor in the campaign.

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