Obama the Machiavellian

President Barack Obama did many things to get to the positions he is at now.” Obama himself struggled with his mixed-race identity and sought to figure out how he fit in with the rest of the world”(Source B). He also had many problems growing up and many complications to get through school since he didn’t have much money. But Obama showed great appreciation for the things he had. He went out in his community becoming a great leader. Not only did he go out in his community and be a leader, But he showed great leadership, as a senate and as a president.Barack Obama was more than just an ordinary President, but he showed great leadership, hard work and cared for others than himself.

President Obama entered office in January 2009 with a full plate of hard choice to make in order to get the United States stronger, better, and most importantly safer. Knowing that Osama Bin Laden was still a free man in the world made the fear of many especially in American great. President Obama knew it was his duty while in office to hunt down and capture or kill Bin Laden for not only the crimes that Bin Laden had committed against American, but as well as crimes

The United States of America is a global superpower, boasting the most dominant military and strongest economy of the international community. But yet, many of the ideas imbued in this nation are the same as those penned down in Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince, written in 1513. Dedicated to the ruler of Florence, Lorenzo di Piero de’ Medici, the book advises leaders on how to conquer principalities and preserve power in said region and endorses several immoral methods. Despite differences caused by the transformation of the world after five centuries, The Prince manages to predict various aspects of America and its government. Although Machiavelli’s writings are in regards to 16th century politics, many of the concepts discussed in the political

In the prince, Machiavelli explores a world of governments and presents the many different ways in which a ruler must adapt in order to run an efficient government. Machiavelli provides a number of applications in which a ruler can acquire and maintain the leading position of a government. While many of these applications are just and moral, there is no denying that some of the Machiavelli’s tactics are cruel and immoral. However, as we advance deep into the meaning behind Machiavelli’s choice of words, we learn that these unjust ways are meant to advance the power of the prince. We learn that Machiavelli’s goal isn’t to make a good prince, one that is loved by the people and makes everyone happy, but a great prince. Machiavelli begins

When President Obama became president of the United States he used his executive power to stop federal regulations that were not finalized by President Bush. He stopped plans to ease air pollution standards and established a more open public- records policy. He also ordered the detainee camp at Guantamo Bay, Cuba. These events occurred when he had just become president back in 2009.

President Barack Obama and President George W Bush are two extremely different politicians with different political backgrounds and beliefs in different political ideologies. Between both two term administrations some of their most scrutinized issues focused on the topic of foreign policy. President Obama and Bush had to deal with continuous threats and problems arising from the tumultuous political climate of the Middle East. The way each president saw it fit to eliminate the problems was quite different as, President Bush often saw it more appropriate to use military force in the intervention of these issues, where as President Obama is more likely to take a diplomatic approach before resorting to military intervention. Regardless of these differences both presidents are ultimately trying to achieve the same goal which is to achieve peace for the United States and continue the American prosperity.

Both President Obama and Bush had different tactics when it came to foreign affairs. In the following weeks after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, President George W Bush issued executive orders including setting up a Secretary of Homeland Security and a Homeland Security Council, launching a military strike against Afghanistan and other executive orders. Bush issued these executive orders without going through Congress. Howell stated that “Though these commands did not come as executive orders, or any kind of formal directive, they nonetheless instigated some of the most potent expressions of executive power.” (Howell, pg 1-2) In a time of crisis, Howell agrees with Bush’s tactics of not seeking congressional approval for the orders that were passed in the weeks after 9-11.

Obama is the first president in America who is not Caucasian which this fact, already gave a drastic change to the United States. Therefore, this fact started to alter and drive some major changes in terms of cultures in America. One of the major changes is that colored people are now having more rights and more equalities. Racism and discriminations are started to fade away comparing to the past. Since

The late author and Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce claimed that every presidency can be reduced to a single sentence with an active verb, e.g., “Lincoln freed the slaves,” or “Nixon resigned.” What one active verb will best summarize the Obama Presidency? President Obama burst onto the national stage with a keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Just four years later, the frequent use of “Hope,” “Change,” and “Yes We Can” became rhetorical trademarks of his successful presidential campaign. The “bully pulpit” has served as a prominent feature of Obama’s presidency, and five points reveal the significance of rhetoric in assessing his presidential legacy.

It was the terrorist attack that occurred on September 11, 2001 that shook America and the rest of the world and contributed to the rise of Islamic militancy and terrorism. On that day, members from al-Quaeda, an Islamic militant group, had hijacked four planes and caused destruction on American soil. As a result, President George W. Bush was able to gain public support on his “tough talk about bringing terrorists to justice.” (826) President Bush ultimately declared and upheld “a global war on terror” that ignited the passions of many Americans and received much support from other nations. Pushing on with the support of many people on his international objectives, President Bush unsucessfully dispatched “American forces to Afghanistan to hunt down bin Laden, destroy al-Quaeda training camps, and topple the Taliban government that had provided a haven for the terrorists.” (826)

After the attacks on 9/11, the “War on Terror” became President Bush’s main focus for his political agenda. After the 2008 presidential election, soon that focus belonged to President Obama. The executive actions, legislation, and controversy that resulted during Bush’s presidency would soon be inherited by President Obama. During President Obama’s campaign in 2008, he promised that he would be very different from President Bush in how he employed executive power to fight terrorism. He stated that he would try and restore the balance between liberty and security. Others have argued that President Obama has continued and expanded the policies set in place by his predecessor. I will be arguing that President Obama has not followed President Bush’s approach to the war on terror. There are two reasons why President Obama has not continued Bush’s approach. The first reason is that President Obama has rejected the inherent and unchecked power under the commander in chief authority that Bush invoked during his administration. The second reason is that President Obama has recognized the need for greater accountability and institutional checks.

President Obama is honestly doing a pretty good job with trying to keep the terrorist under control. He has taken authority, and got things done. A lot of people hate against our president, but I bet ninety-nine

First, Obama stated that our nation has been at war with terrorist since 9/11. Our nation may have more frequent attacks, but terrorism did not just become a problem after 9/11. On January 24, 1975, in New York City, Puerto Rican nationalist group (FALN) set off a bomb, killing 4 and injuring more than 50 people. On April 19, 1995, in Oklahoma City, a car bomb exploded outside of a federal office building, collapsing walls and floors. Killing 168 people, 29 children, and 1 person in rescue effort. These are just two of the many terrorist attacks that happened before 9/11, the war of terrorism did not just start with 9/11.

Niccolo Machiavelli’s abstract work of The Prince discusses politics and government and focuses in not only acquiring power, but also how to maintain it. Throughout his work, one of the most prevalent yet disputed themes is between the acquirement of states between principalities and republics. The Prince shows a predominant and constant debate on which group will excel in acquiring power. However, despite Machiavelli’s harsh criticisms on principalities, his work does not solely praise or focus on the excellence of republics. In fact, as Machiavelli continues to speak and provide examples about the successes and failures of both republics and principalities, it becomes clearer that the lone purpose of The Prince is to merely provide tactics in political governance, instruction on how to maintain power once it is acquired, and most importantly, advice on how to become a great leader.

Niccolo Machiavelli is considered the father of modern political science. Living in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth-century's, Machiavelli was a citizen of the city-state of Florence where he served as a secretary to the city council and as a diplomatic envoy for 14 years. The Prince was published five years after his death and is regarded as his most famous work. The Prince is an articulate and precise explanation of the way to use the lesson of history in politics as an example to learn and build ideas from. The Prince can be broken up into four parts. Firstly, Machiavelli explains how a prince gets a state. Secondly, he explains how a prince holds on to a state. Thirdly, he