Obama arouses a wild yet reasonable hope

Obama arouses a wild yet reasonable hope

By Bernard-Henri Lévy

Published: November 5 2008 19:04 | Last updated: November 5 2008 19:04

"It is clear that Barack Obama is neither an angel nor a man sent from heaven.

Nor is he the honorary European floating through the fantasies of French leftists – we need to clear that up if we want to avoid some nasty morning-after wake-up calls.

The fact remains that Mr Obama’s election will affect us in at least three concrete ways, making his victory one of those improbable, incomparable moments that mark a complete break with previous history. It is unmistakably an iconic event."

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