Blog Entry 9

Presidents. The men that have and are running our country. They make mistakes. But the biggest mistake of all is about to be put in place and impact our world more than anyone can imagine. Obama is moving to make the War on Terror across seas PERMANENT.
Some may argue that Obama has done good in Washington. Some say that he has done all wrong. Then, there are some that just don't know what side to turn to. I am one of the people in the middle. With the election going on, I really have no idea where to turn. Both candidates give valid points. But with Obama trying to make this War permanent, I really am at a loss.
It was stated in a recent article, "Based on interviews with "current and former officials from the White House and the Pentagon, as well as intelligence and counterterrorism agencies", Miller reports that as "the United States' conventional wars are winding down", the Obama administration "expects to continue adding names to kill or capture lists for years" (the "capture" part of that list is little more than symbolic, as the US focus is overwhelmingly on the "kill" part). Specifically, "among senior Obama administration officials, there is broad consensus that such operations are likely to be extended at least another decade." As Miller puts it: "That timeline suggests that the United States has reached only the midpoint of what was once known as the global war on terrorism".
Terrorism and War are two BIG crimes that occur in our world each and every day. Rates in Terrorism have increased greatly in the past decade. If Obama goes through with having the War on Terror be permanent, I feel the rates in Terrorism will only increase more. Since 9/11, rates have increased more than 200%. If the War on Terror continues, more and more men die and more and more families lose a loved one. The world was a unified place at one time, now we have become corrupt and violent with Terrorism that happens in and around our country. The President needs to fix this problem, not make it worse by continuing war.



http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/24/obama-terrorism-kill-list

Date: 10-26-12
Time: 2:18pm