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[QUOTE]Originally posted by NiftyWhiteFifty: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by AL STOCK: [qb] Im going to point out some of the CHANGES he did, N8 pointed out some but i guess you overlooked them. Some of these changes, it wouldve took Bullshittin Bush over 50 years to come up with. [b]No More 'War on Terror'[/b] [i]For President Obama, words do matter. The administration will no longer be employing the phrases "war on terror" and "enemy combatants," words that defined the Bush administration's foreign policy after the events of Sept. 11, 2001. The announcement that the term "war on terror" won't be used was made by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton just days before President Obama embarked on his first overseas trip to Europe as U.S. president. "The administration has stopped using the phrase and I think that speaks for itself," Clinton said at an international conference on Afghanistan in Amsterdam. [/i] [b]Closing Detainee Center at Guantanamo[/b] [i]In his first major step in office, Obama signed an executive order closing down the detainee center at the Guantanamo Bay military facility within a year, and established new guidelines on interrogation methods and the treatment of detainees. In another order signed on the same day, Obama mandated all U.S. interrogators in all agencies to adhere to rules in the Army Field Manual, and the president also called for the shut down of CIA detention centers around the world. [/i] [b]Troops Drawdown in Iraq[/b] [i]Partially fulfilling one of his major campaign promises that probably is one of the sharpest reversals from Bush's policy, Obama ordered the drawdown of troops in Iraq at a late February pit stop in Camp Lejune, N.C. "Let me say this as plainly as I can: by Aug. 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end," the president said on Feb. 27 in a gathering of troops. [/i] [b]Endorsing Gay Rights[/b] [i]On March 18, the Obama administration formally endorsed a United Nations statement urging world leaders to decriminalize homosexuality, a declaration that less than three months ago Bush refused to sign.[/i] [b]Stem Cell Research[/b] [i]In his latest rollback of Bush administration policies, President Obama signed an executive order Monday lifting the 7˝-year ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research and a memorandum covering all scientific research.[/i] [b]Global Gag Rule[/b] [i]The debate on whether U.S. government should fund international family planning groups that provide abortions or related services has been brewing for decades. Obama overturned the policy on Jan. 23, just days after he took the oath of office.[/i] [b]Provider Conscience Rule[/b] [i]Breaking with Bush on health care, Obama wants to give more power back to the patients on whether health care providers should provide controversial services. [/i] [b]Memos on Harsh Interrogation Techniques[/b] [i]In April, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released legal memos detailing the authorization and legalization of harsh interrogation techniques, such as waterboarding, on detainees under U.S. custody. The president has indicated he does not believe that those who were simply following orders given to them by senior officials should be prosecuted. However, he left the door open for possible charges against high-level officials.[/i] [b]Interrogation Photos[/b] [i]The Pentagon will turn over 44 photos to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), showing abuse of prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Obama administration could have taken the case to the Supreme Court, but instead decided to hand over the pictures. Since the ACLU filed the lawsuit, they will be the first recipients of the photos. [/i] [b]Casket Ban[/b] [i]The Pentagon lifted the controversial ban on the photographing of flag-draped caskets of America's war dead, reversing the policy that was implemented by George Bush in 2001. Under the new rules, families will decide whether to grant media access to caskets of the dead and the military will suggest guidelines for how much coverage to allow. [/i] [b]Greenhouse Gases[/b] [i]The Environmental Protection Agency's finding that greenhouse gases are hazardous to public health and welfare gives Obama the authority to invoke stricter emission controls and regulations under the 40-year-old Clean Air Act. Starting from his campaign, the president has said he wants to focus on creating green jobs and a more comprehensive energy and environmental policy. While focusing on energy efficient cars and buildings, he has reiterated that he wants to reduce dependence on foreign oil. [/i] [b]Endangered Species Act[/b] [i]The president authorized full scientific reviews of projects that might harm endangered wildlife and plants. Obama's memorandum overrides the Bush administration regulation that limits scientific reviews of projects that could harm endangered species. [/i] [b]Restrictions on Cuba[/b] [i]The president relaxed travel, commerce and mail restrictions on Cuba, allowing American-Cuban families unlimited visits to the island and no restrictions on the amount of remittances they can send back. [/i] [URL=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Obama100days/story?id=7042171&page=1]Source : ABC News[/URL] [/qb][/QUOTE]changing the war on terror to overseas contingency operation was a politically correct stunt. when 4000 americans die, i say we are at war with terrorism, it should be called as such. bringing dangerous terrorists back to the U.S. to rot in our prisons constitutes change for the better? while he did bring home a few troops from iraq he did deploy more troops in Afghanistan. (as we do need! :patriot: ) So he makes it easier for people to get abortions by using my tax dollars to fund them and making doctors perform them against their own will. again, this doesn't qualify as the change I wanted. releasing interrogation techniques used to extract information which now makes it even that much harder to get anything out of captured suspects and also fuels the fire for those wishing us harm does not make America any more safe... in fact quite the contrary i believe Oh yea, i'm glad to hear he has decided not to release the photos of interrogations to the ACLU. Thats one right decision he's made :patriot: and the president now has authority to require stricter emissions standards?? I'm pretty sure this has been going on throughout the bush administration too with many new diesel and gas emission rules. So no change there... and now we get to visit cuba. :whoowhoo: for cuban cigars. So where's the REAL change in all this?? :confused: [/QB][/QUOTE]
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