ConHog
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Thanks for playing....now lets move on to the wars
Obama took office in the midst of two wars. A daunting task for any President. Complicating his mission was a global mistrust of the US due to his predecessors misleading rationale for starting an unnecessary war, bullying tactics and single minded strategy
He ordered the withdrawal of troops from the hot zones in Iraq and turned over control of those regions to Iraqi forces.
As promised, he turned the wars away from nation building into a war on terrorism again. He plussed up the troop strength in Afganistan and allowed US forces to retake territory surrendered to the Taliban when that other president invaded Iraq.
Obama also rebuilt international alliances and convinced them to become mopre engaged in Afghanistan. Most importantly, he engaged Pakistan as an equal partner and assisted their attempts to retake Taliban stronholds on the Afghan border.
He has intensified drone strikes to kill key AlQaida and Taliban leaders.
There is more Con Hog.....you want to hear it?
Inheriting two wars is daunting,, we're agreed. But of course you don't give Bush any slack for inheriting 9/11 so I don't really understand how you now claim "mercy"
As for his policies in those two wars. Obviously we are nowhere near out of Iraq, which he said he would accomplish.
It could be argued that he has weakened our image abroad, and in fact I agree with that argument. For instance, you don't announce to the world that you have no inention of using your nuclear arsenal.
He and his regime have repeatedly spit in Israel's face. While seemingly coddling the Muslims.
It is true that he stepped up drone attacks, and those are being vilified by the world community; which means that BO is oddly enough doing something that the rest of the world hates because he thinks it's important for OUR national security , hey there was this other President that did that and he was accused of not caring what the world thought.
Do I need to mention GITMO? What about civilian trials for terrorists? What about how terrorists are handled if apprehended in the US? More cluster fucks from the President of cluster fucks.
What about the silly ass ROE he has our men operating under?
YEs Rightwinger, please do continue..............
Gladly...
President Obama is the first president to pass a comprehensive nationwide healthcare plan. After over 100 years of trying, the US has joined the rest of the industrialized world in ensuring that its citizens have access to healthcare.
In spite of massive lobbying by the insurance industry and rampant fear mongering and misinformation generated from the right, president Obama along with Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid managed to hammer out a deal long after most considered healthcare to be dead.
Is the bill flawless.?....hell no
Is there more to be done?....hell yes
But the bill did establish the groundwork for comprehensive coverage for all Americans. Despite repeated attempts by Republicans to rip it up and lame promises of "we will help you this time, no really, trust us, we republicans want Americans to hae access to healthcare"...Obama pushed through a deal that will be a hallmark of his presidency
Damn....and its only been 18 months so far....pretty impressive
There is more..........you want to hear?
Let's clear a few things up. First, no American, or hell even non citizen , was being denied health care before Obama became President.
Secondly, I'm personally ok with the idea behind the bill. I don't even mind that it forces people to buy health insurance; however the specifics of the bill and the way it was passed are beyond ridiculous. If Bush would have used the exact same tactics to pass a bill you would have came unglued. And rightly so...........
Lastly, no the healthcare bill won't be the hallmark of his Presidency, the oil spill will be. Too bad for him I guess.