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Riz Khan: Reviewing Obama's Cairo Commitment - Part Two


One year after his speech in Cairo promising to repair ties with Islamic nations, has Barack Obama kept his word?

The U.S. President pledged to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world "one based upon mutual interest and mutual respect." Trying to distance himself from his predecessor George W. Bush, Obama said it was time to end the mutual mistrust and suspicion. He said the U.S. had made mistakes in Iraq and renewed Washington's calls for a two-state solution in the Middle East saying: "America will not turn our backs on the legitimate Palestinian aspiration for dignity, opportunity, and a state of their own.".....

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