Obama’s Speech in Russia

Text - Obama’s Speech at the New Economic School - Text - NYTimes.com: "I know that NES is a young school, but I speak to you today with deep respect for Russia's timeless heritage. Russian writers have helped us understand the complexity of the human experience, and recognize eternal truths. Russian painters, composers, and dancers have introduced us to new forms of beauty. Russian scientists have cured disease, sought new frontiers of progress, and helped us go to space"

Yes, there is a lot to talk to the Russians about. Pity then that missiles and terrorism (or violent extremism) is what you really can talk to Putin and Medvedev about.

However, President Obama also tries to fire up the students:

"You get to decide what comes next. You get to choose where change will take us, because the future does not belong to those who gather armies on a field of battle or bury missiles in the ground; the future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create. That is the source of power in this century. And given all that has happened in your two decades on Earth, just imagine what you can create in the years to come."