Historic Opportunity

"We face a historic opportunity. We have a chance to show that America values the dignity of a street vendor in Tunisia more than the raw power of the dictator. As Americans have been seared by hostage taking, violent rhetoric, and terrorist attacks that have killed thousands of our citizens, a failure to change our approach threatens a deepening spiral of division between the United States and Muslim communities."
Barack Obama

By different approach, our President means that would should soften and be more accommodating to Muslims. This ignores the fact that the party he us wishes to be accommodating to is entirely un-accommodating. I would agree that we should change our approach, but in the opposite direction, and be more like the Israelis.
* Drive SUVs, use up Arab oil, the sooner we move on from material dependency, the better.
* No Palestinian sovereignty without acknowledgement of Israeli sovereignty.
* Lie to us, and you will not be granted trust or accommodation.
* Fuck with us and you're going to be fucked.