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1 President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring: Narrative and Metaphor G. Matthew Bonham Syracuse University President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring Prepared for presentation at the Symposium on Warring with Words: Narrative and Metaphor in Domestic and International Politics, Claremont Graduate University, March 24, 2012. [http://www.cgu.edu/pages/9491.asp].

2 The “Collective Mind” of the Obama Administration Slide 2 President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring

3 The “Collective Mind” of the Obama Administration Slide 2A President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring

4 THE NEW POLITICS OF OBAMA DIFFERENCE WITH BUSH POLITICS Slide 2B President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring

5 Hisham Melhem Interview on Al- Arabiya: A HANDSHAKE Slide 3 President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring

6 The Cairo Address: A New Beginning Slide 4 President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring

7 Slide 5 “A New Beginning”A New Beginning President Obama’s Remarks in Cairo June 4, 2009 President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring

8 The FAMILY Metaphor Slide 6 President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring

9 The Doha Speech The Doha Speech President Obama Addresses the World Economic Forum 13 February 2010 Slide 7 President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring

10 President Bush and the “Axis of Evil” Slide 7 President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring

11 The AXIS OF EVIL Metaphor Slide 8 President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring

12 Presidents Bush and Obama: Exclusion vs. Inclusion Slide 8 President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring

13 Presidents Obama and Bush: A Semiotic Analysis of “Islamic” Slide 9 President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring

14 Iran: A Threat for Bush vs. An Opportunity for Obama Slide 10 President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring

15 The Challenge for President Obama: Speaking to Multiple Audiences Slide 11 President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring

16 The Foreign Affairs Establishment Slide 12 President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring

17 A JOURNEY THAT IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE Slide 13 President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring

18 The Challenge of the ARAB SPRING Slide 14 President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring

19 The Arab Spring Quandary Slide 15 President Obama Talks about the Arab Spring

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