On_II Obama_NP1 's_GE travels_NN2 to_II Mideast_NP1 and_CC Europe_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 should_VM leave_VVI the_AT apologies_NN2 behind_II A_AT1 toothbrush_NN1 ,_, TelePrompTer_NP1 and_CC the_AT nuclear_JJ football_NN1 --_NN1 they_PPHS2 are_VBR the_AT essentials_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 traveling_JJ President_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB as_CSA Barack_NP1 Obama_NP1 packs_NN2 for_IF this_DD1 week_NNT1 's_GE historic_JJ trip_NN1 to_II the_AT Mideast_NP1 and_CC Europe_NP1 ,_, there_EX is_VBZ something_PN1 he_PPHS1 definitely_RR ought_VMK to_TO leave_VVI at_II home_NN1 :_: grating_JJ apologies_NN2 for_IF America_NP1 's_GE past_NN1 ._. 
None_PN is_VBZ needed_VVN ._. 
Genuine_JJ pride_NN1 in_II representing_VVG America_NP1 will_VM do_VDI just_RR fine_JJ ._. 
Our_APPGE nation_NN1 has_VHZ no_AT peer_NN1 in_II liberating_JJ people_NN from_II the_AT grip_NN1 of_IO tyranny_NN1 ,_, especially_RR in_II the_AT regions_NN2 Obama_NP1 will_VM visit_VVI ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 fact_NN1 of_IO history_NN1 and_CC the_AT President_NN1 of_IO the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 ought_VMK to_TO take_VVI every_AT1 opportunity_NN1 to_TO say_VVI so_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 certainly_RR could_VM say_VVI it_PPH1 in_II Egypt_NP1 ,_, where_RRQ he_PPHS1 plans_VVZ to_TO give_VVI what_DDQ he_PPHS1 called_VVD a_AT1 "_" message_NN1 about_II how_RRQ the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 can_VM change_VVI for_IF the_AT better_RRR its_APPGE relationship_NN1 with_IW the_AT Muslim_JJ world_NN1 ._. "_" 
That_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 worthy_JJ goal_NN1 ,_, as_CS31 long_CS32 as_CS33 he_PPHS1 includes_VVZ that_CST ,_, thanks_NN2 to_II America_NP1 and_CC Western_JJ allies_NN2 ,_, tens_MC2 of_IO millions_NNO2 of_IO Muslims_NN2 ,_, from_II Bosnia_NP1 to_II Kuwait_NP1 and_CC Iraq_NP1 ,_, are_VBR free_JJ from_II the_AT rule_NN1 of_IO genocidal_JJ maniacs_NN2 and_CC dictators_NN2 ._. 
Given_VVN his_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE background_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE middle_JJ name_NN1 ,_, Obama_NP1 would_VM be_VBI boldly_RR teaching_VVG inconvenient_JJ truths_NN2 by_II detailing_VVG each_DD1 of_IO those_DD2 recent_JJ involvements_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 can_VM stress_VVI that_DD1 ,_, too_RG often_RR ,_, Muslims_NN2 have_VH0 oppressed_VVN and_CC killed_VVN each_PPX221 other_PPX222 and_CC needed_VVD help_NN1 from_II America_NP1 ._. 
For_IF Muslims_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 pretty_JJ history_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 is_VBZ what_DDQ it_PPH1 is_VBZ ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM also_RR talk_VVI about_II why_RRQ he_PPHS1 is_VBZ sending_VVG 21,000_MC additional_JJ troops_NN2 to_TO free_VVI Afghanistan_NP1 from_II Islamic_JJ extremists_NN2 and_CC why_RRQ he_PPHS1 is_VBZ slowly_RR withdrawing_VVG troops_NN2 from_II Iraq_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ still_JJ needs_VVZ us_PPIO2 to_TO protect_VVI its_APPGE people_NN ._. 
He_PPHS1 absolutely_RR must_VM talk_VVI about_II the_AT growing_JJ threat_NN1 of_IO the_AT Taliban_NN1 in_II nuclear-armed_JJ Pakistan_NP1 and_CC what_DDQ America_NP1 is_VBZ doing_VDG to_TO help_VVI that_DD1 fragile_JJ democracy_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'll_VM want_VVI to_TO assure_VVI his_APPGE audience_NN1 that_CST Iran_NP1 's_GE quest_NN1 for_IF nukes_NN2 is_VBZ a_AT1 threat_NN1 not_XX only_RR to_II Israel_NP1 ,_, but_CCB to_II the_AT entire_JJ region_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'll_VM want_VVI to_TO persuade_VVI the_AT Muslim_JJ world_NN1 that_CST it_PPH1 has_VHZ a_AT1 vital_JJ stake_NN1 in_II blocking_VVG the_AT mad_JJ mullahs_58 '_GE path_NN1 to_II the_AT bomb_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 should_VM point_VVI out_RP that_CST America_NP1 has_VHZ kept_VVN open_VV0 its_APPGE doors_NN2 and_CC hearts_NN2 to_II Muslims_NN2 ,_, even_CS21 though_CS22 the_AT deadliest_JJT attack_NN1 in_II our_APPGE history_NN1 was_VBDZ carried_VVN out_RP by_II 19_MC Muslims_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 can_VM make_VVI the_AT point_NN1 with_IW the_AT contrast_NN1 that_CST ,_, during_II his_APPGE stop_NN1 in_II Saudi_NP1 Arabia_NP1 ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 non-Muslim_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX permitted_VVN even_RR to_TO set_VVI foot_NN1 in_II Islam_NN1 's_GE two_MC holiest_JJT cities_NN2 ,_, Mecca_NP1 and_CC Medina_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 can_VM say_VVI loudly_RR and_CC clearly_RR that_CST President_NNB Bush_NP1 conceded_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 mistake_NN1 to_TO use_VVI the_AT word_NN1 "_" crusade_NN1 "_" to_TO describe_VVI the_AT war_NN1 on_II terror_NN1 immediately_RR after_II 9/11_MF ._. 
Obama_NN1 can_VM dispel_VVI other_JJ corroding_JJ myths_NN2 ,_, such_II21 as_II22 the_AT one_PN1 that_CST after_CS the_AT attacks_NN2 ,_, thousands_NNO2 of_IO Muslims_NN2 were_VBDR willy-nilly_RR thrown_VVN into_II American_JJ jails_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 can_VM and_CC must_VM draw_VVI the_AT distinction_NN1 between_II the_AT criminal_JJ abuses_NN2 committed_VVN by_II some_DD U.S._NP1 troops_NN2 at_II Abu_NP1 Ghraib_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT authorized_JJ ,_, life-saving_JJ interrogation_NN1 used_VVN on_II a_AT1 few_DA2 fanatical_JJ killers_NN2 at_II Guantanamo_NP1 ._. 
