Thomas P.M. Barnett

COMMENT: "Obama's 'apologies' are a strength," by Gideon Rachman, Financial Times, 5 May 2009.

I agree with this op-ed intensely. Apologies do not show weakness; they show strength of character and that matters more than owning the world's biggest gun.

I do not like that "America should never apologize for anything" mindset because I think it makes us looks scared and tired in terms of our global leadership.

On this point alone I thank God Obama won and McCain lost.

As this writer points out: America's willingness to deal with its past puts us at a huge advantage vis-√†-vis China and Russia, who simply cannot confront vast tracts of their own history.

Great frickin' piece of writing.

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