Presidential Address
President Barack Obama today gave the long awaited presidential address in the Oval Office about the stop of combat in Iraq. This speech gave all the details how the U.S. is ending its combat mission in Iraq and giving the power to the now stabilized Iraqi Government. He also acknowledged U.S. troops and saluted their sacrifices to their country.
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[/caption]It looks like this topic was not one of Mr. Obama's favorites. The flow of speech is usually much more relaxed. But it is understandable. Stopping the engagement of U.S. troops is not without risks and there are many voices that want to make believe that the timing was not perfect.
But that is politics: One person acts and all the bystanders are know-bests. I have yet to meet one of the critics that has the courage of Mr. Obama.
He and his wife have pursued throughout their lives trying to help citizens of the United States of America. There are many critics of Mr. Obama, however, there are also many who support him.
One thing that is great about this is that when Obama was campaigning, he promised to end conflict in Iraq. Also, when he first got into office, he continued to promise this. Now, he has finally followed through on his promise. A President who keeps his word is, in my opinion, a President to be admired.
Barack Obama meets George W. Bush
During his speech Mr. Obama mentioned that he meet yesterday with the former U.S. President George W. Bush and he mentioned that they both agreed on the bravery of our troops and that they both were basically patriots that want the best for our country. He admitted that they had opposing viewpoints on the starting of the war in Iraq, however.
The presidential address was by the way more important then the prime time TV schedule. All four big channels and the cable news channels were broadcasting the Presidents address live from 8:00 PM until 8:15 PM. While some networks like to make snide remarks on occasionally on some of Mr. Obama's speeches, they all know that he can increase the audience more than any soap opera or so called reality TV show. And as we all know, the more viewers, the more cash in the box for the news channels.
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The end of U.S. combat in Iraq is a great step forward to rebuilding our economy. For over the past 7 years, over $1 trillion has been spent on war. With that war over, there is no need to keep spending that money and we can use it to rebuild our economy and to help limit the damages that the effect has had on the American people.
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