Everyone will have to make sacrifices

US President Barack Obama's first speech to Congress was a success, writes the Swedish daily Upsala Nya Tidning: "Of course the speech hasn't answered all the questions. But it provided an insight into his strategy and set a direction. The situation, as the president stressed, is that 'everyone in this chamber' would have to sacrifice some worthy priorities – 'and that includes me'. … Obama's ambitions are great. He wants to halve the budget deficit by 2013 and at the same time the president has promised major reforms. … Obama mentioned defence as a financial resource, where the dollars roll. Furthermore it is in fact appropriate that the EU and the remaining Nato countries assume greater economic responsibility than they have done up to now to defend peace and freedom."

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