Nearing the end of the 2007 year, Obama, after speaking at the Grundy Center in Iowa, was stopped by Walter Shapiro for a brief interview to discuss his stance on the war and how he would handle the situation if or when he becomes President of the United States. Obama did not shy away from any question presented by Shapiro and Obama handled himself with much intelligence and elegance.
One of the first questions Shapiro asked was “how would you [Barack] keep us out of war with Iran?” Obama, without hesitation, told Shapiro that “he would talk to Iran directly and he would initiate the kind of bold diplomatic initiatives that have been entirely absent from the Bush administration. Obama proceeded to say that he did not want to take the military off the table, but he acknowledges the fact that we as the United States should not have to resort to using the military to solve this Middle East problem. Obama talks openly about his fellow Democratic competitors, such as Hilary Clinton and he explains why his stance on the war benefits the United States then anyone else’s. Obama closes the interview with saying that conflict in the Oval Office is a good thing and that he hopes that when he is President there will be some “traditional Republicans” to dispute his policies and ideas.
Obama’s interview with Shapiro is very open and honest one. People can get a real good sense of where Barack stands in his foreign policy plan and he explains why he acts and thinks the way he does towards the subject. Obama is a very elegant speaker, so it comes as no surprise that he gives the perfect answer for every question thrown his way. Shapiro’s interview with Obama provides readers with a first-hand account of where Barack stands and it is a great primary source. Every candidate, for the upcoming election, has his or her own belief and thinking towards what is best for the United States in terms of the War in Iraq. However, Obama speaks as though he is best prepared to carry out his strategy. Obama wants to see peace come about between Iraq and the United States, and Obama, like many Americans, is tired of the millions of innocent lives sacrificed and feels he can save this situation without too many more lives shattered. Good luck Barack!
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