http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/americas-foreign-policy-election Comments for "America's global election , David Hayes " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/americas-foreign-policy-election <p> A hopeful, confident, generous-spirited young leader is contending for<br /> the presidency of the United States. But the country&#39;s position and<br /> reputation in the world today evokes none of these adjectives. This<br /> world - the crises in Georgia and Pakistan may just be the start - is crowding<br /> in on the election. Iran could yet provide the statutory &quot;October<br /> surprise&quot;. In short, America may - may - be ready for Barack Obama,<br /> but the whole world is watching. Could it even have the decisive &quot;vote&quot;? <a href="/author/Godfrey_Hodgson.jsp">Godfrey<br /> Hodgson</a>, always worth reading, <a href="/article/america-s-foreign-policy-election">identifies</a> a crucial factor in the campaign. </p> <div class="rating-item"><div class="rating" id="rating_mean_46034"><div class="rating-intro"><span class="rating-intro-text">Average rating</span></div><div class="star avg"><a style="width: 100%;" onclick="return false;">&nbsp;</a></div> <div class="star avg"><a style="width: 100%;" onclick="return false;">&nbsp;</a></div> <div class="star avg"><a style="width: 100%;" onclick="return false;">&nbsp;</a></div> <div class="star avg"><a style="width: 100%;" onclick="return false;">&nbsp;</a></div> <div class="star avg"><a style="width: 100%;" onclick="return false;">&nbsp;</a></div><div class="num-votes">(<span id="rating_num_votes_46034">0</span> votes)</div></div><form action="/crss/node/46034" method="post" id="rating_form_46034" class="rating" title="Rating: 0.0"> <div><div class="form-item"> <label for="rating_options_46034">Rate this: </label> <select name="edit[rating]" class="form-select rating-options" title="Rate this" id="rating_options_46034" ><option value="0" selected="selected">---</option><option value="100">Excellent!</option><option value="80">Great!</option><option value="60">Good</option><option value="40">Quite good</option><option value="20">Not so great</option></select> </div> <input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="46034" /> <input type="submit" name="op" value="Submit" class="form-submit" /> <input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-rating-form-46034" value="rating_form_46034" /> </div></form> </div> http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/americas-foreign-policy-election#comment Creative Commons normal Signpost Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:46:37 +0100 david hayes 46034 at http://www.opendemocracy.net