Obama Polishes Foreign Policy Credentials in Mideast.

Middle Eastern and European leaders are lining up to hear what Barack Obama has to say on his seven- country tour this week. For his presidential campaign, what he says on the trip may not be as important as the photos and videos it produces. [. . .]

``A lot of European politicians and the vast body of public opinion has fallen in love with Obama,'' said Reginald Dale, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. ``They've built up such expectations in Europe about Obama where they've put themselves in the position where they're bound to be disappointed if Obama becomes president.''

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