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<blockquote data-quote="purplesky" data-source="post: 1373040" data-attributes="member: 23628"><p>more</p><p></p><p><strong>Major Improvements in Foreign Relations, American Status Around the World</strong></p><p></p><p>83. Visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any previous president during his first six months in office.</p><p></p><p>84. As he promised, he gave a speech at a major Islamic forum in Cairo early in his administration.</p><p></p><p>85. Helped to restore America’s reputation around the world as a global leader that does the “right thing” in world affairs, at least according to the rest of the world.</p><p></p><p>86. Re-established and reinforced our partnership with NATO and other allies on strategic international issues.</p><p></p><p>87. Closed a number of secret detention facilities.</p><p></p><p>88. Improved relations with Middle East countries by appointing special envoys.</p><p></p><p>89. Pushed forward the first realistic Middle East peace strategy in more than a decade, without abandoning the two-state solution.</p><p></p><p>90. Pushed for military to emphasize devlopment of foreign language skills.</p><p></p><p>91. Offered $400 million to the people living in Gaza, called on both Israel and the Palestinians to stop inciting violence.</p><p></p><p>92. Refused to give Israel the green light to attack Iran over their possible nuclear program, and thus avoid another war that Republicans wanted.</p><p></p><p>93. Worked with Democratic Congress to make donations to Haiti tax deductible in 2009.</p><p></p><p>94. Established a new U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue.</p><p></p><p>95. Issued Executive Order blocking interference and helping to stabilize Somalia.</p><p></p><p>96. Established new, more reasonable policies in our relations with Cuba, such as allowing Cuban-Americans to visit their families and send money to support them.</p><p></p><p>97. Ordered the closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay. It was Republicans (and, unfortunately, progressive Democrats) who prevented follow through.</p><p></p><p>98. Ordered a review of our detention and interrogation policy, and prohibited the use of torture, or what Bush called “enhanced interrogation.” He ordered interrogators to limit their actions to the Army Field manual.</p><p></p><p>99. Ordered all secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere to be closed.</p><p></p><p>100. Released the Bush torture memos.</p><p></p><p>101. On his second day in office, he signed a detailed Executive Order that banned torture, reversed all Bush torture policies, and put the United States in compliance with the Geneva Convention.</p><p></p><p>102. In response to the emerging “Arab Spring,” he created a Rapid Response fund, to assist emerging democracies with foreign aid, debt relief, technical assistance and investment packages in order to show that the United States stands with them.</p><p></p><p>103. Ended the friend-22 program, saving $4 billion. Though the single-seat, twin-engine, fighter aircraft cost $358 million each, and the military had 187 built, the friend-22 never flew a combat mission. (Just as an aside, that “fiscally conservative” Republican Party fought to keep it.)</p><p></p><p>104. Passed the Iran Sanctions Act, to prevent war and encourage the Iranian government to give up their nuclear program.</p><p></p><p>105. Ended the Iraq War.</p><p></p><p>106. Worked to keep our withdrawal from Afghanistan on track, despite GOP opposition. Reiterated that commitment in 2014.</p><p></p><p>107. Authorized and oversaw a secret mission by SEAL Team Six to rescue two hostages held by Somali pirates.</p><p></p><p>108. Through United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice, helped negotiate a peaceful split of Sudan into two countries, this allowing for the creation of an independent South Sudan.</p><p></p><p><strong>A More Realistic Approach to “Defense” and National Security</strong></p><p></p><p>109. Created a comprehensive new strategy for dealing with the international nuclear threat.</p><p></p><p>110. Authorized a $1.4 billion reduction in Star Wars program in 2010.</p><p></p><p>111. Restarted nuclear nonproliferation talks and built up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols to where they had been before Bush.</p><p>112. Signed and pushed through ratification a new SALT Treaty.</p><p></p><p>113. Negotiated and signed a new START Treaty that will lst until at least 2021.</p><p></p><p>114. Through the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), reversed the Bush Administration and committed to no permanent military bases in Iraq.</p><p></p><p>115. Developed first comprehensive strategy with regard to Afghanistan and Pakistan designed to facilitate the defeat of al Qaeda and the withdrawal of most troops, as well as the rebuilding of Afghanistan.</p><p></p><p>116. Returned our focus to Afghanistan, stabilized the country, and began the process of withdrawing our troops from the country.</p><p></p><p>117. Negotiated a deal with Afghan govenment, to withdraw troops and military support, while assisting in rebuilding and modernizing of the country.</p><p></p><p>118. Took steps to severely weaken al Qaeda and limited their ability to terrorize the world.</p><p></p><p>119. Negotiated and signed a nuclear nonproliferation treaty with India.</p><p></p><p>120. Took decisive action to use NATO to limit the slaughter of innocents in Libya, so that the Libyan people could topple the despotic Khadaffy government and determine their own fate.</p><p></p><p>121. Got Egyptian President/dictator Mubarak to leave the Egyptian government to the people, to determine their own fate.</p><p></p><p>122. In 2011, reoriented American focus from the Middle East to the Asian-Pacific region by simultaneouly engaging China and crafting new alliances with Asian countries uncomfortable with Chinese behavior.</p><p></p><p>123. Restored federal agencies such as FEMA to the point that they have been able to manage a huge number of natural disasters successfully.</p><p></p><p>124. Authorized Navy SEALS to successfully secure the release of a US captain held by Somali pirates and increased patrols off the Somali coast.</p><p></p><p>125. Has repeatedly beefed up border security</p><p></p><p>126. Ordered and oversaw the Navy SEALS operation that killed Osama bin Laden.</p><p></p><p>127. Throughan executive order, established the Homeland Security Partnership Council, which will attempt to enhance the nation’s ability to “address homeland security priorities, from responding to natural disasters to preventing terrorism, by utilizing diverse perspectives, skills, tools, and resources.”</p><p></p><p>128. Breaking with presidential tradition, especially recent tradition, instead of just attacking Syria in the wake of chemical weapons attacks on Syrians, Obama ordered a full report on the decision-making process, should he decide to order one.</p><p></p><p>129. Instead of holding hearings and trying to create a political football, quietly captured a suspect who actually committed the Benghazi terrorist attack. He is also getting a lot of useful information from the suspect.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="purplesky, post: 1373040, member: 23628"] more [B]Major Improvements in Foreign Relations, American Status Around the World[/B] 83. Visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any previous president during his first six months in office. 84. As he promised, he gave a speech at a major Islamic forum in Cairo early in his administration. 85. Helped to restore America’s reputation around the world as a global leader that does the “right thing” in world affairs, at least according to the rest of the world. 86. Re-established and reinforced our partnership with NATO and other allies on strategic international issues. 87. Closed a number of secret detention facilities. 88. Improved relations with Middle East countries by appointing special envoys. 89. Pushed forward the first realistic Middle East peace strategy in more than a decade, without abandoning the two-state solution. 90. Pushed for military to emphasize devlopment of foreign language skills. 91. Offered $400 million to the people living in Gaza, called on both Israel and the Palestinians to stop inciting violence. 92. Refused to give Israel the green light to attack Iran over their possible nuclear program, and thus avoid another war that Republicans wanted. 93. Worked with Democratic Congress to make donations to Haiti tax deductible in 2009. 94. Established a new U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue. 95. Issued Executive Order blocking interference and helping to stabilize Somalia. 96. Established new, more reasonable policies in our relations with Cuba, such as allowing Cuban-Americans to visit their families and send money to support them. 97. Ordered the closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay. It was Republicans (and, unfortunately, progressive Democrats) who prevented follow through. 98. Ordered a review of our detention and interrogation policy, and prohibited the use of torture, or what Bush called “enhanced interrogation.” He ordered interrogators to limit their actions to the Army Field manual. 99. Ordered all secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere to be closed. 100. Released the Bush torture memos. 101. On his second day in office, he signed a detailed Executive Order that banned torture, reversed all Bush torture policies, and put the United States in compliance with the Geneva Convention. 102. In response to the emerging “Arab Spring,” he created a Rapid Response fund, to assist emerging democracies with foreign aid, debt relief, technical assistance and investment packages in order to show that the United States stands with them. 103. Ended the friend-22 program, saving $4 billion. Though the single-seat, twin-engine, fighter aircraft cost $358 million each, and the military had 187 built, the friend-22 never flew a combat mission. (Just as an aside, that “fiscally conservative” Republican Party fought to keep it.) 104. Passed the Iran Sanctions Act, to prevent war and encourage the Iranian government to give up their nuclear program. 105. Ended the Iraq War. 106. Worked to keep our withdrawal from Afghanistan on track, despite GOP opposition. Reiterated that commitment in 2014. 107. Authorized and oversaw a secret mission by SEAL Team Six to rescue two hostages held by Somali pirates. 108. Through United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice, helped negotiate a peaceful split of Sudan into two countries, this allowing for the creation of an independent South Sudan. [B]A More Realistic Approach to “Defense” and National Security[/B] 109. Created a comprehensive new strategy for dealing with the international nuclear threat. 110. Authorized a $1.4 billion reduction in Star Wars program in 2010. 111. Restarted nuclear nonproliferation talks and built up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols to where they had been before Bush. 112. Signed and pushed through ratification a new SALT Treaty. 113. Negotiated and signed a new START Treaty that will lst until at least 2021. 114. Through the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), reversed the Bush Administration and committed to no permanent military bases in Iraq. 115. Developed first comprehensive strategy with regard to Afghanistan and Pakistan designed to facilitate the defeat of al Qaeda and the withdrawal of most troops, as well as the rebuilding of Afghanistan. 116. Returned our focus to Afghanistan, stabilized the country, and began the process of withdrawing our troops from the country. 117. Negotiated a deal with Afghan govenment, to withdraw troops and military support, while assisting in rebuilding and modernizing of the country. 118. Took steps to severely weaken al Qaeda and limited their ability to terrorize the world. 119. Negotiated and signed a nuclear nonproliferation treaty with India. 120. Took decisive action to use NATO to limit the slaughter of innocents in Libya, so that the Libyan people could topple the despotic Khadaffy government and determine their own fate. 121. Got Egyptian President/dictator Mubarak to leave the Egyptian government to the people, to determine their own fate. 122. In 2011, reoriented American focus from the Middle East to the Asian-Pacific region by simultaneouly engaging China and crafting new alliances with Asian countries uncomfortable with Chinese behavior. 123. Restored federal agencies such as FEMA to the point that they have been able to manage a huge number of natural disasters successfully. 124. Authorized Navy SEALS to successfully secure the release of a US captain held by Somali pirates and increased patrols off the Somali coast. 125. Has repeatedly beefed up border security 126. Ordered and oversaw the Navy SEALS operation that killed Osama bin Laden. 127. Throughan executive order, established the Homeland Security Partnership Council, which will attempt to enhance the nation’s ability to “address homeland security priorities, from responding to natural disasters to preventing terrorism, by utilizing diverse perspectives, skills, tools, and resources.” 128. Breaking with presidential tradition, especially recent tradition, instead of just attacking Syria in the wake of chemical weapons attacks on Syrians, Obama ordered a full report on the decision-making process, should he decide to order one. 129. Instead of holding hearings and trying to create a political football, quietly captured a suspect who actually committed the Benghazi terrorist attack. He is also getting a lot of useful information from the suspect. [/QUOTE]
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