Good catch by Sarah.


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http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100418/D9F58FG01.html


Palin taken aback by Obama 'superpower' remark

Apr 18, 12:17 AM (ET)

By CHRISTOPHER WILLS

WASHINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Sarah Palin criticized President Barack Obama on 
Saturday for saying America is a military superpower "whether we like it 
or not," saying she was taken aback by his comment.

"I would hope that our leaders in Washington, D.C., understand we like 
to be a dominant superpower," the former Alaska governor said. "I don't 
understand a world view where we have to question whether we like it or 
not that America is powerful."

Obama said earlier this week that the United States must do its best to 
resolve conflicts around the world before they grow too serious.

"It is a vital national security interest of the United States to reduce 
these conflicts because whether we like it or not, we remain a dominant 
military superpower, and when conflicts break out, one way or another we 
get pulled into them," Obama said. "And that ends up costing us 
significantly in terms of both blood and treasure."

Palin's remarks came in a question-and-answer session after a speech at 
an event in the central Illinois town of Washington to raise money for 
scholarships and a community center. She spoke to a crowd of about 
1,100.

The Republican criticized Obama throughout her speech - for a healthcare 
overhaul that she says won't work, for the increase in the national 
deficit and for disagreeing with Israeli policies.

Palin said she hopes the November elections will produce winners who 
believe in limited government and encouraging free enterprise.

She also poked fun at the controversy over the requirements listed in a 
contract for her speech at a California university. Palin thanked the 
organizers of Saturday's event for providing a straw for her water 
bottle - "the bent kind, which I just read in the media that I 
supposedly insist upon." 

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