Obama is a competent, charismatic George W Bush

Obama’s aim is not to change the system but to better it; his goal is more exploitation not less.

In his speech Obama opened up to Iran. He admitted that in1953 the US overthrew the democratically elected Mossadeq Government. But this opening up is to bring Iran inside the tent. Obama is keen to retain US and Israeli dominance in the region.

Hence only the racially exclusive state of Israel is allowed to have nuclear weapons in the region. If Obama were serious about peace in the Middle East he’d stop propping up the Zionist regime with military and economic aid, and halt the flow of money to US dictators like Mubarak.

And if he were serious about recognising past mistakes and learning from them, he’d acknowledge the 195 invasions of other countries the US ruling elite have undertaken, and withdraw his troops from the 132 countries the US currently is in.

But Obama won’t do any of this because he is the chief cheerleader of US imperialism.

But Obama may have unleashed forces beyond his control. The Arab masses may believe him But when he fails to deliver anything that reflects their interests rather than the interests of US imperialism, the explosion may be all the more powerful.