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2/7/09

DW: Europe Optimistic After Biden Foreign Policy Speech

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Europe Optimistic After Biden Foreign Policy Speech

The US policy of taking world events into its own hands was officially buried by US Vice President Joe Biden in a major policy speech Saturday before the Munich Security Conference. Now it remains to be seen whether the United States will follow through on its promises to consult with its allies and talk with its enemies -- and how European leaders will cope with a world where they are expected to provide not just counsel, but also the manpower to turn their policy proposals into reality. "America will do more. That's the good news," said Biden, to the delight of most of the European leaders present at the annual conference. "The bad news is that America will ask for more from our partners as well."

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