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Cairo revisited
Whatever the reasons for its failure, Mr Bush's freedom agenda is now dead. In June of this year it was the turn of Barack Obama to make a spellbinding speech at a university in Cairo. This speech will go down in the history books. It was an eloquent attempt by the new president to repair America's relations with Islam and make America's stance on Palestine look more even-handed in the eyes of Arabs. But in some ways this speech was less ambitious than Ms Rice's of 2005. Like Ms Rice, Mr Obama extolled the virtues of democracy. But this time he stressed the crucial rider. "Each nation gives life to this principle in its own way, grounded in the traditions of its own people," he said. "America does not presume to know what is best for everyone."
Nobody questions Mr Obama's belief in the democratic idea. He did not shrink in Cairo from calling on rulers to govern by consent, not coercion, and to respect the rights of women and minorities. But it is clear that under his presidency the United States will no longer be forcing its political values down the throats of reluctant allies (or even, as in Iran, foes). "Respect" has displaced "freedom" as the word of choice in America's discourse with the Muslim world. That may be wise, from America's own point of view, and welcome to the Arab rulers, if not necessarily to the Arab ruled. But the new approach leaves the fundamental problem of political stagnation in the Arab world unresolved. After all, if the outside world cannot bring it, change will have to come from within.

A. 어휘
turn 차례. spellbinding 매혹적인, 황홀하게 하는. eloquent 웅변적인, 감명 깊은.
repair 수리하다. stance 자세, 태도. even-handed 공평한, 公明正大(공명정대)한.
extoll 찬양하다. crucial 결정적인, 아주 중대한, 가혹한.
rider 附記(부기), 附則(부칙), 추가조항, 騎手(기수).
ground-grounded-grounded 바탕을 두다. presume 생각하다, 推定(추정)하다.
shrink-shrank/shrunk-shrunk/shrunken 움츠러들다, 피하다.
call on+부정사→ 요구하다. ruler 통치자. govern 통치하다. consent 同意(동의).
coercion 강압, 강제. minorities 소수. throat 목구멍. reluctant 싫어하는, 꺼리는.
allies 동맹국들. foes 敵國(적국)들. discourse 談論(담론), 담화.
the Arab ruled 지배받는 아랍인들. approach 접근방법.
stagnation 停滯(정체), 침체.

B. 구문
- But the new approach leaves . . . the Arab world unresolved.
[그러나 새로운 접근방법은 아랍세계의 정치적 정체라는 근본적인 문제를 미해결의 상태로 방치하게 될 것이다.]