Obama Quizzed on YouTube

US President Barack Obama spent 40 minutes in giving replies to the queries of members of public in a live interview on YouTube.
The questions were submitted during his State of the Union address last week so did not directly deal with plans for the US economy. But they covered a range of issues including the health reform bill. Obama gave written and video replies to the questions on YouTube. Obama said: “You know this was terrific. I hope we get a chance to do it on a more regular basis, because it gives me great access to all the people out there with wonderful ideas.” The president confessed his inability to bring great change in the last one year; however, he assured the public of fulfilling his commitments in the current year. On the fight with al Qaeda, he said: “We have to help work with the overwhelming majority of Muslims who reject senseless violence of this sort, and to work to provide different pathways and different alternatives for people expressing whatever policy differences that they may have. Mr Obama vowed action on education and climate change and promised he would close Guantanamo Bay.