Obama Quietly Reframes American Power in Acknowledging U.S. Misdeeds Abroad
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In a speech in Hiroshima, President Obama acknowledged the suffering caused by the atomic bombs and emphasized the United States' commitment to meeting Japan's needs.
These speeches by President Obama touch on a longstanding political divide over the nature of American power, with some emphasizing humility and self-critique and others emphasizing unity and shows of strength.
President Obama called for democracies to have the courage to acknowledge when they do not live up to their ideals and to examine their own policies and past.
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In May at Hiroshima, he cited the suffering caused by the atomic bombs. This communicated more than Mr. Obama’s concerns about nuclear weapons. It signaled that Washington understands Japan’s needs and will commit resources to meet them — in this case, a presidential visit that risked domestic blowback. This could help convince Tokyo that it can count on American support when it comes to, say, naval confrontations with China.
Professor Lind stressed that none of Mr. Obama’s comments constitute apology. But nor is the controversy around them without substance. Rather, these speeches touch on a longstanding domestic political divide over the nature of American power.
“It gets back to this issue of national identity,” she said. Some Americans, including Mr. Obama, emphasize democratic ideals of humility and self-critique. Others believe American power is rooted in unity, celebration of positive deeds and shows of strength.
“Democracies have to have the courage to acknowledge when we don’t live up to the ideals that we stand for,” Mr. Obama said in March in Argentina, referring to a 1976 military coup that had received tacit American approval. “The United States, when it reflects on what happened here, has to examine its own policies, as well, and its own past.”
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Obama, Acknowledging U.S. Misdeeds Abroad, Quietly Reframes American Power
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/08/world/americas/obama-acknowledging-us-misdeeds-abroad-quietly-reframes-american-power.html
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