Obama says he will end the war in Iraq, confront al Qaeda in Afghanistan, and rebuild US alliances around the world.
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Asia Times correspondent Pepe Escobar discusses how Obama's policies differ from Senator John McCain's, and points to what he thinks are Obama's hits and misses.
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