Barack Obama’s historic Berlin speech

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Barack Obama in Berlin, Germany

Whether you are a fan or Barack Obama, the Democratic Party candidate or not, the reality is that he delivered an outstanding and historic making speech compare to none that we have ever seen.

It is estimated that at least 200,000 people gather in Tiergarten Park, Berlin, Germany to heard Barack Obama make the only public speech of his world tour. His speech was broadcast live in Germany, where he is very popular. His historic speech touched on every spectrum of issues facing the world today.

Mr. Obama began his speech by making it clear that he was in Berlin as a regular U.S. Citizen “I come to Berlin as so many of my countrymen have come before. Tonight, I speak to you not as a candidate for President, but as a citizen – a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world.”

He also pay tribute to the Berliners who held out against Soviet pressure during the blockade in 1948. Appealing for a renewed partnership with Europe, he identified terrorism, nuclear proliferation, trade barriers, open markets and climate change as global challenges.

“I know that I don’t look like the Americans who’ve previously spoken in this great city. The journey that led me here is improbable. My mother was born in the heartland of America, but my father grew up herding goats in Kenya. His father – my grandfather – was a cook, a domestic servant to the British,” he added.

“In Europe, the view that America is part of what has gone wrong in our world, rather than a force to help make it right, has become all too common. In America, there are voices that deride and deny the importance of Europe’s role in our security and our future. Both views miss the truth – that Europeans today are bearing new burdens and taking more responsibility in critical parts of the world; and that just as American bases built in the last century still help to defend the security of this continent, so does our country still sacrifice greatly for freedom around the globe,” Mr. Obama further added.

Barack Obama’s historic in Tiergarten Park, Berlin, Germany