Barack Obama on the 40th Anniversary of the Prague Spring

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Barack Obama on the 40th Anniversary of the Prague Spring.

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[trepkavelka]

thanks from Czech republic

[janek1978]

Thank you from the Czech Republic for remembering this difficult day in our countries' history. The images of Soviet, Polish, Bulgarian, and Hungarian tanks and soldiers in our streets, shooting civilians, destroying property - it is still too painful. Lets hope for a better future together.

[nicothespartan182]

he still speaks with great charisma though

[mJay3012]

Obama, the change we can believe in. Thanks a lot for remembering. MJay, Czech republic

[schpataq]

thanx from Slovakia

[kitom66]

Yea,thanks for remembering.I appreciate that.

[lumajs]

As a Czech guy, let me say: This is an OK speech. Obama is clearly trying to move to the right. McCain is my preferred choice but I am not thrilled with him.

Some of the analogies between Czechoslovakia and Georgia are absurd. But it's good to hear that Obama doesn't reproduce some of the mad anti-Russian emotions. Russia is "essentially" democratic and the 1968 occupation was due to the totalitarian nature of socialism, not due to the inherent evil of the Russian nation.

[landovsky]

Speaking of peaceful, democratic and undivided Europe while building missile silos in vicinity of Russian border?

Patronizing Russia for being slack with human rights while occupying Iraq for no reason and with weak democracy-strengthening results?

I don't like Russia, but I neither like US and their way of keeping the power "in balance".

I think in EU we need to fall on our knees to realize the need to finally unite, then build and apply strong, self-confident and independent foreign policy.

[howieg43]

People don't care what you know , till they know how much you care Barack Obama is a man who cares.Not in my years have i seen a man with such girts. I think he really wants to help the people i think he will make change in the world that we have not seen in history he will go down in history as a great man with a warm hart and leader not for him self but for the people. i am form Ireland and live in Ireland and i can see this i hope ye the American people can see it too...

[AndreasJonsson]

Ended atrocities in the Balkans?

He must have read his text screen wrong, which obviously said  'sparked the breakup of Yugoslavia when Serbia's geographically placed political necessity wore out'.

[landovsky]

Speaking of peaceful, democratic and undivided Europe while building missile silos in vicinity of Russian border?

Patronizing Russia for being slack with human rights while occupying Iraq for no reason and with weak democracy-strengthening results?

I don't like Russia, but I neither like US and their way of keeping the power "in balance".

I think in EU we need to fall on our knees to realize the need to finally unite, then build and apply strong, self-confident and independent foreign policy.