The comparison between Obama hugging a Hiroshima survivor and a potential Bin Laden grandson hugging a 9/11 survivor is flawed. Obama's hug was a gesture of compassion and humanity towards a human being who had suffered a great loss, whereas a potential Bin Laden's hug would be a gesture of recognition for a perpetrator of terrorism and violence. Obama was not seeking to make a symbolic gesture, but rather to show solidarity with a person who had been personally affected by a tragedy. This is not the same as a Bin Laden's grandson potentially hugging a 9/11 survivor, which would be an attempt to absolve the actions of their family member and would not be a gesture of compassion. UrRong to suggest that the two situations are comparable.

Furthermore, it is important to consider the context of Obama's hug. He visited Hiroshima in order to pay his respects to victims of the atomic bombing and to reiterate his commitment to nuclear disarmament. He was not merely trying to make a symbolic gesture, but to show empathy and understanding towards the survivors of the tragedy and to make a statement about the need to pursue peace and nuclear disarmament.

The situations are fundamentally different, and Obama's hug was a sincere attempt to express solidarity with Hiroshima survivors and to promote a message of peace and disarmament. UrRong to suggest that it was an attempt at making a symbolic gesture, as there was much more to Obama's hug than a mere symbolic gesture.