Obama Set to Speak at the United Nations General Assembly, Followed by Khadafy and Ahmadinejad

President Obama will address the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday before approximately 192 member nations. Obama will tackle a wide range of controversial issues with other world leaders.

Obama is expected to seek global support for a "new era of engagement," talking about the problems of terrorism, conflict in the Middle East, poverty, disease, climate change, and nuclear non-proliferation. He will lead a special session of the U.N. Security Council on Thursday, discussing nuclear issues.

Following Obama's first speech to the United Nations General Assembly, by luck of the draw, Moammar Khadafy, Libya's self-proclaimed "king of kings," will take the podium. Iran's dictator, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, will take the stage in the afternoon.

It has been reported if Ahmadinejad starts one of his usual rants, the delegations from Israel and Germany have organized a walkout. Ahmadinejad went off Tuesday on another tirade against Israel and the U.S, mentioning "cutting off the hands" of anyone who dared to challenge the Islamic regime. He also talked about the Holocaust being a "myth," and said "No power will ever dare to think of launching aggression against Iran."

According to a Pew Research Center survey of global attitudes, confidence in Obama's leadership reached 71% in the 24 nations surveyed in July. Last year, former President George W. Bush was given a dismal 17% rating.

According to the survey, Obama being elected President of the U.S. has led other nations "to have more favorable views of the U.S. and there are high expectations for his presidency."