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The paper discusses how the War on Terror is a sticky issue on many fronts, including migration; can moderate Muslims feel comfortable relocating to the United States or allied nations, while their religion is associated with terror? The paper explains that this is a problem that the new United States president, Barack Obama, is hoping to put to rest with toned-down rhetoric. The paper looks at how according to Spetalnick, "While the new administration hasn't dumped "war on terror" from its vocabulary, there are signs that use of the term has been deliberately limited as Obama seeks to repair the United States' image abroad, especially in the Muslim world" (3).

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"The War on Terror is a sticky issue on many fronts, including migration. Can moderate Muslims feel comfortable relocating to the United States or allied nations, while their religion is associated with terror? This is a problem that the new United States president, Barack Obama, is hoping to put to rest with toned-down rhetoric. According to Spetalnick, "While the new administration hasn't dumped "war on terror" from its vocabulary, there are signs that use of the term has been deliberately limited as Obama seeks to repair the United States' image abroad, especially in the Muslim world" (pp. 3). Obama's conciliatory, multilateral style is perfect for creating a..."

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