In ten days, Barack Obama will become the next President of the United States.
One can only imagine the emotional bedside meeting he recently had with his dying Grandmother as he stands on the edge of history.
His challenges will be considerable. Around the world, the Bush Doctrine (the hit 'em before you they hit you philosophy) has earned the US a reputation as an agressive, arrogant, greedy bully.
Obama has two wars to deal with and an economic debacle that began on Wall Street and has now spread to the entire globe. Outside the US, Obama is seen as hope for a more intelligent and kinder America.
Can he do it? Will Americans let him do it? Is he on track for a landslide victory on November 4th? Will the world be better off with Obama at the controls? Much depends on the American people themselves. If they want him to succeed, they will all have to look deep into their own behaviour and pattern of beliefs -- as Shakespeare wrote "the fault lies not in our stars,dear Brutus,but in ourselves."
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