Obama finished his speech with another message not just to the newly minted Morehouse grads, but to all Americans -- a message based on Martin Luther King's refusal to be afraid.
The real and practical worry is that the refusal of the British Museum to discuss the issue seriously will give the wrong message to those tempted to exploit current political circumstances in order to misappropriate cultural treasures and destroy their integrity.
Unfortunately, the US navy's refusal to open fire on the Iranian boats in the Straits of Hormuz and America's continued refusal to combat Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq send the opposite message.