Sunday, April 12, 2009

More war funding.. right? not?

Like any matter, there is a side of opposition and a side of support. As of the matter of Barack Obama receiving and handling $83 billion more for U.S. wars, I could attribute more quotes of opposition. 

Problems, concerns, and facts:
  • The Pentagon will now be set to receive a $142 billion in war funding for the budget year ending September 30 - the problem here is that the PROMISE of the Pentagon to receive more money, which many parties oppose, is now SET and DONE.
  • According to an Aljazeera article, while most Democrats and Republicans are likely to support this request, those who oppose the wars say that OBAMA NEEDS to take more actions to end the military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  • According to Lynn Woolsey, Democrat congresswoman from Califronia, "this funding will do two things: it will prolong our occupation of Iraq through at least the end of 2011, and it will deepen and expand our military presence in Afghanistan indefinetly."
  • Woolsey said that Barack Obama's fundamental theories in those regions should be shifted towards promoting reconciliation, economic development, humanitarian aid, and regional diplomatic efforts. 
  • After this request, the cost of the two wars since the 9/11 will total to almost $1 trillion dollars, according to Congressional Research Service.
  • This action of money request is similar to many of those taken by President Bush. The problem here arises on whether President Obama will take similar actions as President Bush... He voted for war funding in 2006, before he announced his candidacy for president.
  • Funding for training of Iraqi Government will not be supported by Iran, Shia combats in Iraq. Thus, funding for training for the Afghanistan National Army will frustrate  Al-Qaeda, and Taliban.

With all do respect to all these facts and oppositions, the war will not end without more funding. What many of the critics need to remember is that President Obama is not the person who got the U.S. into this mess. Quite evidently, we all know that he has entered this presidency announcing his willingness to "dust off our shoulders."

Like all problems, ending them takes a lot more effort than to start them. Throughout Obama's presidency, we are bound to experience him making many similar requests to those of President Bush... the difference is, we have a NEW MAN AT THE TASK and all we can place on him is hope. We cannot deprive and stand in the way of the President because of fear. Clearly, we only have on option towards peace; that option is to take action. Doing absolutely nothing will leave us at war, strengthen terrorism, and allow filth to continue on our reputation.

We got in this mess, and it is now our President's responsibility to lead us out of it. 

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