Memo from the President: My Speech and Guantanamo Suicide

May 19, 2011

Tags: Afghanistan, British Troops, Guantanamo
Posted in: Afghanistan, Democracy, Iraq, Other Ideas

Office of the President

From: The President

To: White House Office of Media Relations

So babies, how about that speech today on the Middle East? Did I kick it or what? Can’t decide my favorite line—might have been “marking a new chapter in American diplomacy,” or that bit about “strategies of oppression and strategies of diversion will not work anymore,” maybe that one.

Quick question though: I saw two news items in my summary just after the speech:

— Afghan Guantanamo Detainee Commits Suicide

— Last British Troops to Leave Iraq

Do you think these two items will get much play in the Middle East?

Any chance they might affect reaction to my speech or are Arab people as gullible as Americans?

Barry

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