Based on my recollection of the campaign, here are some expectations of Obama's first 100 days.

  • Troops out of Iraq
  • US friends with all other countries
  • Close the Gitmo terrorist holding facility
  • Government paid mortgages and free gasoline (according to Peggy Joseph)
  • Focus on war in Afganistan
  • Increase transparency and accountability in Washington
  • Eliminate America's use of coal
  • Stop Earth's temperature from rising
  • Kill Bin Laden
  • End partisanship in Washington
  • Stop oceans from rising
  • Lower unemployment
  • Increase value of investments (i.e stock market)
  • Lower taxes


Thursday, March 26, 2009

Day 66. More war!

From CNN.com...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama plans to send another 4,000 troops to Afghanistan along with hundreds of civilian specialists in an effort to confront what he considers "the central challenge facing [that] country," senior administration officials said Thursday.


What!?! Isn't the world supposed to love us now that BOTO won? I hear Smokin' Joe Biden opposed much more involvement.

But, it looks like Obama is going to get his first real test...
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. Navy ships capable of shooting down ballistic missiles are being moved to the Sea of Japan, a Navy spokesman said.
...
If North Korea launches, the Obama administration may have as little as five minutes to decide whether it is a threat and, if necessary, try to shoot it down.

also from CNN.com
I have very little faith that BOTO will not blink first. I just hope none of our soldiers get hurt.

What do all the anti-war, young, peace-loving social networking folks who joined the online town hall think about all this?

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