The reasons for liking Barack Obama seem to be piling up. In an interview on "60 Minutes" Sunday night, Obama said he plans to shut down Guantanamo prison and wants the U.S. to stop holding prisoners for no reason.(He claims to have said it before, but it was the first I've heard of it. Perhaps it got lost during his many other campaign points).
The way America has treated foreign prisoners in the years since George W. Bush took office is one reason the world has turned a cold shoulder to this great nation. People have been held but never charged, hidden from the public's eye, away from lawyers and court systems. And American leaders have defended this because it's "the only way to fight terror" in the world.
Obama will prove them wrong. He will show that by treating other countries with respect, he can gain the world's trust back. Then nations can join together and be strong.
United, we will fight terrorism. And together, we will win.
2 comments:
Both Guantanamo and Iraq, and the Patriot Act, have been scandals. I don't envy Obama the job to clean up the mess. I wish him all the luck in the world.
Yes we can! :)
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