Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Obama to Give Middle East Policy Speech

Update May 18: Looks like the time of the speech is 5:40 pm Cairo time, making it 11:40 am eastern.
There will be a live stream here.

Update May 14: Obama will speak Thursday, May 19 from the State Department.

And POTUS is running with the ball:
President Obama will deliver a major speech on U.S. policy toward the Middle East in the coming days, the White House said Wednesday.

The speech comes after the killing of Osama bin Laden, which has boosted Obama’s poll ratings. Bin Laden’s death has received a more mixed response in the Middle East.

White House press secretary Jay Carney said the president’s remarks would not just be directed toward the Arab world, but to a broad audience. He declined to offer further details about the speech’s timing or content. The Hill