Approval Ratings Fall For Once Popular President Barack Obama

Not only has Obama ended the war in Iraq, he also ordered the last set of troops to leave on December 18, 2011.Obama eliminated the terrorist leader and Al Queda member, Osama Bin Laden in 2011("Obamas Top 50 Accomplishments"). The United States image has been improved and favorable

9/11 catalyzed the public’s support of military presence in the Middle East, as the immediate threat to

For the past 13 years the United States has been involved in the Afghanistan war, and the reasons for the continuation of the Afghanistan war are very blurry. Not only are the reasons for the United States to fight the war blurry, but it seems the the cost vs. benefit of fighting the war do not equal. Only

The withdrawal of US forces from Iraq was a contentious issue in the 24/7 news cycle of American media. As the war progressed from its initial invasion phase in 2003 to a nearly decade long occupation, American public will shifted towards favoring a troop withdrawal. In May 2007, 55 percent of Americans believed that the Iraq war was a mistake and 51 percent of voters favored troop withdrawal. In late April 2007, Congress coddled to the voter will by passing a supplementary spending bill for Iraq. This set a deadline for troop withdrawal, thus evaporating our codified end state. At that moment President Bush had a pair of balls and vetoed this bill, citing concerns about setting a withdrawal deadline. The Bush Administration ultimately bent over to public will and sought an agreement with the Iraqi government, in 2008 President Bush signed the US/Iraq Status of Forces Agreement. It included a deadline of 31 December 2011, before which "all the United States Forces shall withdraw from all Iraqi territory". The last US troops left Iraq on 18 December 2011, in accordance with this agreement. US Forces resumed air operations in Iraq in June 2014, to defend against ISIL. Again the will of the people outweighs the greater good and alters the strategic level direction. Had we stayed the course and adhered to our original end state, I believe ISIL would

1. In President Obama’s speech at West Point, he announced that 30,000 additional troops would be sent to Afghanistan. He made this decision because he said it was vital to the United States’ national interest. The vital national interest at risk in President Obama’s address is the security and safety of the American people as well as the “security of our allies and the common security of the world.” By involving the military and increasing the troop strength, President Obama can achieve the objectives of his strategy. His objectives are to keep the Taliban from becoming powerful, prevent them from government rule, improve Afghanistan security forces and government so they can manage their own country and prevent Al Qaeda from

After divulging majority of the nature of the operation, he indicates that the threat has not ended, and implicitly speaks about Al Qaeda’s pursuit to do malice to the United States--as well as the world. President Obama’s intention is to

Pertaining to the war in Iraq, Corker says "Obviously, things are not going well in Iraq and we need a new strategy. We need to disarm the militias, to bring the country together behind the Iraqi security forces. We need to focus on the hotspots, like Baghdad, so people can go about creating an economy." (Corker) This means that American presents needs to stay in the war torn country of Iraq until it is strong enough to finish the job for itself. The senator also believes that operations against leaders of the Al Qaida and Taliban militants are winning the war. "This year, after nearly 4 years of mismanaged war, our military has made significant gains under the so-called surge. Overall violence in Iraq has fallen to its lowest level since [2003]. Improvised explosive device blasts now occur at a rate lower than at any point since September 2004 (Sen.

The War in Afghanistan has been an all consuming conflict for the US government since we started to launch air strikes on October 7, 2001. This is a conflict that’s been brewing since before the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. This war has the continuation of past conflicts in it, conflicts that can be connected a good deal to the interference of other large powers, such as the USSR. From keeping an eye on the oil reserves, pressuring Iran, and keeping Pakistan stable, our interests and motives for occupying Afghanistan are undeniably laced with many ulterior motives, providing us with the issue of unfavorable opinion and our interests being the source of terrorist attacks. Afghanistan is a country that has been plagued with

The arrogance going into the war on Afghanistan was baffling. We learned that from the moment the white house staff discussed going into war to the plans to reconstruct and restore the nations were poorly planned

By this time the war in Iraq had become unpopular in the US to most. President Obama campaigned on removing all US military from Iraq however when he took office that promise was not realistic based on the circumstances. President Obama’s handling of Iraq is not widely praised as was President HW Bush, but nor is it widely criticized

America is under attack, not from an enemy in a faraway land, but here at home, by our own government. In the current year 2010, almost 7 years after "shock and awe" campaign that officially started the war in Iraq, the U.S. government fails to recognize that our efforts in the Middle East have plateaued, and it is time to bring our troops home. The surge campaigns in recent years were felt by many, to be an unofficial recognition that the war is not going well, and several top generals have had high hopes for this military strategy, but compelling evidence concludes this was a short-lived success. No one can deny the financial toll the Iraq war has had on America, for America is in the middle of one of the worst economic crisis in recent

Ten years ago on September 11th, terrorists successfully carried out a plan to kill thousands of innocent American civilians. On that day millions of Americans watched in horror and disbelief. How could something like this happen on American soil? In quick retaliation, President George W. Bush forcefully declared a war against terrorism and specifically against those responsible for the slaughter of his people, Al Qaida. At the head of this organization and architect of “9-11” was a man by the name of Osama Bin Laden. He openly boasted of the devastation he had caused, which in turn enraged the American people. This man eluded us for the past ten years until a little over a week ago President Barack Obama announced to the world that

In an age when mankind has the ability to completely annihilate itself through nuclear combat, war can be a more terrifying and powerful thought than ever before. Unfortunately, because of the extent of the actions that the Taliban has committed against both America and its own followers, the United States’ war against terrorism seems to be a necessity. I do feel, however, as if there are many things that can be done by the American government in the near future to peacefully approach a more civil and politically involved Afghanistan. Although my feelings on a war against terrorism are mixed, I do feel that significant actions must be taken in order to restrict the spread of

Then, on October 7th, President Bush announced operations in Afghanistan were underway. In his address to the nation, President Bush enumerated the demands given to Taliban leadership as, “close terrorist training camps; hand over leaders of the Al Qaeda network; and return all foreign nationals, including American citizens, unjustly detained in your country.” It was clear “none of these demands were met,” as President Bush announced military strikes were underway in Afghanistan. This concludes the first element of contemporary evidence.

“The hearts and mind (HAM) theory is identified as winning the hearts and minds of the population which is a technique based on the implementation of the counter-insurgency (COIN) strategy of persuading the population to support the government and reject the insurgents.” The counter-insurgency (COIN) strategy as outlined by President Obama and General Petraeus’s most closely embrace is the heart and minds (HAM) theory. President Obama speech identified the United States strategic approach with Afghanistan in three elements. The three core elements addressed by President Obama during his speech on the strategy in Afghanistan are identified as: 1) utilize the military effort to create conditions for transition, 2) a civilian surge that