The 'Barack Obama' Discussion Thread [merged]

Chris wrote:The only thing that Clinton did that I didn't approve of was The Telecommunications Act of 1996; and that's petty. I keep on envisioning Joe Biden resigning, and Obama choosing Bill to be his vice president running mate for 2012. Talk about a landslide that would be.

Chris wrote:The only thing that Clinton did that I didn't approve of was The Telecommunications Act of 1996; and that's petty. I keep on envisioning Joe Biden resigning, and Obama choosing Bill to be his vice president running mate for 2012. Talk about a landslide that would be.

1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President, when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.

Chris wrote:The only thing that Clinton did that I didn't approve of was The Telecommunications Act of 1996; and that's petty. I keep on envisioning Joe Biden resigning, and Obama choosing Bill to be his vice president running mate for 2012. Talk about a landslide that would be.

CeCe wrote: I don't like DADT or DOMA which he has to accept the responsibility for. That was bullshit. He's expressed some regret but both have caused a lot of unnecessary suffering...

wants2laugh wrote:i think he truly cares about people. He enacted the mortgage modification program to help people struggling thru the economy to keep their houses. Unforunately, i do not think its enough. If we can bail out wall street, and car companies, and banks, why cant we bail out the american people who will definitely put the money back into the economy anyway???

cheaps wrote:He's cute

Alan Smithee wrote:

Sooooooooooo on a scale from 1 to 10?

Supernova wrote:That he should be leaving office soon.

JM130ELM wrote:

I can't tell considering how the Republican party can't find a worthy opponent to go against him.

Might not be with the same edge be got over McCain, but I'm predicting Obama/Biden in 2012.

JM130ELM wrote:

I can't tell considering how the Republican party can't find a worthy opponent to go against him. Might not be with the same edge be got over McCain, but I'm predicting Obama/Biden in 2012.

JM130ELM wrote:

I can't tell considering how the Republican party can't find a worthy opponent to go against him. Might not be with the same edge be got over McCain, but I'm predicting Obama/Biden in 2012.

President Obama declares end of Iraq War; troops out by year's end
Friday, October 21, 2011




By Carlos Granda, Leanne Suter, Sid Garcia and Leticia Juarez

WASHINGTON (KABC) -- In a stunning Friday announcement, President Barack Obama declared the impending end to the nearly nine-year war in Iraq, saying American troops will be home for the holidays.

"Over the next two months, our troops in Iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home," Obama said.

It will end one of the longest wars in U.S. history. The president said he wants all U.S. troops out of Iraq by the end of 2011.

"Our troops are finally coming home," Obama said during a news briefing.

The announcement puts to an end the possibility of maintaining a U.S. military presence in Iraq beyond the withdrawal deadline that was set in 2008 by President George W. Bush. In recent months, Washington had been discussing the possibility of several thousand American troops remaining to continue training Iraqi security forces. But Iraqi leaders refused to give U.S. troops immunity from prosecution in Iraqi courts, and the U.S. refused to stay without that guarantee.

"The last American soldier will cross the border out of Iraq with their heads held high, proud of their success and knowing that the American people stand united in our support for our troops," Obama said.

Sources say Obama informed Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on the news via a secure video conference. The president and the state department feel Iraq will be able to handle its own security.

"We do have confidence that they can provide security. We've been working hard to build that capability over many years, and I think what we've seen in this drawdown is that they are able to meet some of these challenges," said Mark Toner of the U.S. State Department.

More than 4,400 American military members have been killed since the U.S. invaded Iraq in March 2003. There are 39,000 U.S. troops in Iraq as of this week, and the monthly cost of the war was estimated at nearly $4 billion.

The president says after Jan. 1, 2012, the U.S. will deal with Iraq as a partner and continue to work to provide stability in the region.

Obama also said the next step is to continue the drawdown of troops in Afghanistan.