Last month, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff visited the United States. Despite the fact that President Rousseff has led her country to tremendous economic growth and is, arguably, the second-most powerful president in the Americas, President Obama's visit with her was brief and lacked all the luxury that is usually offered when foreign leaders visit the White House.
Read the article here - http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/apr/11/brazil-president-rousseff-obama-washington
Why might President Obama have treated President Rousseff do coolly, and do you think he made a mistake in doing so? Be sure that your answer is thoughtful and reflects your reading of the article.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Pakistan Army of Chief meet with the top U.S. General.
After the NATO forces killed 24 Pakistani soldier in an airstrike, two senior U.S military officials, the head of the U.S. Command Gen, James Mattis and the U.S. commander in Afghanistan Gen. John Allen met with Pakistani Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. they discussed the investigation as well as ways to improve cooperation at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. The Indian and Pakistani met in Seoul at the international nuclear summit to discuss there relationship as countries. During this India was trying to hide because of the lack of enforcement's in their army. Afghanistan is taking precautions (lock down). Afghan and NATO forces went into a joint raid into the northern province of Faryab, and killed Makhdum Nusrat, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in Afghanistan. The Obama administration sent formal diplomatic letters to 64 countries, appealing for greater pledges of aid to Afghanistan following the withdrawal of NATO troops in 2014.
Do you believe that Obama should take the NATO troop out in 2014, why or why not?
Do you believe that Obama should take the NATO troop out in 2014, why or why not?
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