Barack Obama: Coaxing Us From the Darkness

Eight years ago, we elected Governor George W. Bush as the president of the United States of America. As the years progressed, President Bush the nation through rough times and events such as September 11th and the terrorist attacks against America. President Bush took up the challenge of keeping America ultimately safe. He led us into war and sent the patriotic spirit of the people to the sky. The American eagle soared again. However, he continued to push forward and his violent actions gathered velocity. He forcibly made his way into Iraq despite the cries of the United Nations, who deeply opposed his invasion. President Bush deceived the nation and congress by claiming the invasion was to hunt for nuclear and chemical weapons, even though the Bush Administration had been planning the invasion since before Sept. 11. Also, Bush's war is costing the nation $5.8 million a month to maintain. Now, President Bush has led the nation past a point in which return is very difficult. We need a president who will help us heal our war torn nation and weary people.

Senator Barack Obama is the man who will lead the American people back from the darkness of war and hate. Obama stated in a speech on Mar. 19 in North Carolina, "Here is the truth: fighting a war without end will not force the Iraqis to take responsibility for their own future. And fighting in a war without end will not make the American people safer. So when I am Commander-in-Chief, I will set a new goal on day one: I will end this war. Not because politics compels it. Not because our troops cannot bear the burden- as heavy as it is. But because it is the right thing to do for our national security, and it will ultimately make us safer.” Obama has stated his reasons for exiting Iraq, and has discussed different strategies to do so. He is the right person to help us mend our broken country and come together under the star spangled banner. At the end of Bush's term, he leaves a divided and hurt nation that struggles daily with the pains of war and its consequences. Sen. Obama will help America to build its economy, and eliminate the horrible expenses of war and break the chains of the cycle we, as a country have gone through for the last seven years. Obama says we can change this country. We can revive the old ways and the Old America before Bush. I say, yes we can.