Many observers say Obama’s ties to Indonesia, where he spent four years of his childhood, would usher in a new area friendship between the two nations. But a decision to cut short his trip due to travel threats posed by an erupting volcano made some doubt the sincerity of the speech he gave Wednesday morning.
The Friends of Obama, an eccentric group of Indonesians and ex-patriots that includes former classmates, neighbors and teachers, and friends of his half-sister, gathered at a Tex-Mex restaurant to share stories about the boy they knew as "little Barry."
And in the end, perhaps the most important thing to Indonesians was having the world spotlight show a bit of commonality between it and the US.
Post by: Ziying Yuan
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/1110/Obama-returns-to-Indonesia-and-for-some-that-s-all-that-mattered
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