Sunday, January 25, 2009

historic addresses


By closing Guantanamo Bay, Obama is keeping a promise he made in his inaugural address--to change the image of the US.

During Bush’s presidency, America’s image was bad. Many Iraq and American people were dying in Iraq because Bush thought there were weapon’s of mass destruction there. But the war continues even though there really are no weapons there. If I were in another county, I would think that the United State just wanted war not peace.

Another reason why the image of the US is bad was because of the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Some people were put in Guantanamo Bay for something that they didn’t do. For example, they may have been accused of being a terrorist. The prisoners are not receiving a fair trial. Some prisoners have been tortured to death. Even though these prisoners may have information, it is not right to force them to talk by torturing them. The treatment of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay is against US laws that say every person has a right to a fair trial.

Obama wants to fight against terrorism but in a different way than Bush. He wants to “begin again the work of remaking America” by changing our image in the world (Inaugural Address, Jan. 20, 2009). Obama is going to start following the laws in the constitution. He wants the prisoners to be treated fairly. He wants other countries to start to trust the US again.

References

Obama, Barack. "Transcript - Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address - Text - NYTimes.com." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. 26 Jan. 2009 .

Weeks, Linton. "Obama Orders Guantanamo Bay Prison Closure : NPR." NPR : National Public Radio : News & Analysis, World, US, Music & Arts. 26 Jan. 2009

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