Monday, February 2, 2009

Obama in Action

Obama seems to be off on a good start. Today Obama called Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani to congratulate them on the provincial elections held over the weekend. Obama wished them both the best and planned options for removing U.S. troops from Iraq. Obama had vowed during the presidential campaign to get combat troops out of Iraq within 16 months of taking office. He also wants to redirect some of those troops to Afghanistan to shut down a resurgent Taliban and al-Qaida. I think Obama’s commitment to bring back the troops shows how much he is dedicated to fulfilling his promises to the American people. It looks like Obama is on the right path since the elections in Iraq were rather peaceful. Also today, Obama called South Korean President, Lee Myung-bak, concerning the U.S.- South Korea alliance. Both Presidents agreed to work towards eliminating North Korea’s nuclear weapons and programs. The presidents also discussed the current financial crisis and other global issues. Obama seems to be very proactive about international issues and hopefully he will reach his goals.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

The removing of troops from Iraq was one of the promises I was hoping he would keep. I think it is good that he is being friendly with foreign nations especially since our troops are there

Norman Eng said...

Obama seems to be portraying a good image towards the public regarding his proposals and promises. If everythign goes as plan, I believe Obama may do many more successful duties to improve our society and our current economic crisis. Go Obama!