Obama in the Middle East

When Barack Obama took office on January 20, 2009 on the steps of the Capitol, there were probably many people who did not think he would carry out the promises he made in the months prior to his election. American citizens are use to the gab that goes on during the campaigning months for the U.S. Presidential election. In 2000 former President Bush campaigned on the ideas of small government, yet after September 11, 2001 the American government was anything but small. The U.S. government grew not only within its own borders, but the borders of many countries around the world. So it is no wonder that many people around the world have their eyes locked on President Obama's every move. When President Obama said he wanted peace in the Middle-East, it appears he meant it. On his first day in office every newspaper around America reported on how he called dozens of foreign leaders in the Middle East. Yesterday President Obama said, "It is impossible for us to think only in terms of the Palestinian-Israelis conflict and not think in terms of what's happening with Syria or Iran or Lebanon or Afghanistan and Pakistan." Yes, they are interrelated, but are they the United States' problem? Is it really a type priority to be fixating on international relations in the Middle East when the economy is crashing? It appears the Obama Administration believes so, and that it is their job to fix what was broken by the previous administration. Call it good moral if you will. Good international relations go a long way during war and conflict times, but we are also in one of the largest recessions in American history. Should the United States do anything more than have peaceful talks? Besides not trying to pick sides between the Israelis and Palestinians, lets hope the Obama Administration offers nothing more than kind words to either side promptly and focuses all of their attention back on the American economy. By the way, I do not think the Obama Administration is doing a bad job, they are exceeding beyond my wildest expectations so far.