In his inaugural address Obama spoke of opening up to other nations showing that we can have good ideals. Which in this case means being more logical when it comes to conversing with other nations, and not immediately resorting to violence. An example of this is Obama’s recent closure of the prison Guantanamo Bay, This is important because Guantanamo Bay could support torture, and Obama wants America to be represented by good ideals, and use smart power instead of violence.
Closing Guantanamo Bay is Obama’s first step to cleaning up Americas act, Guantanamo Bay is a prison that is used to hold suspected terrorists, and is suspected of using torture, and treating the inmates inhumanely. Although the Bush administration has proclaimed that Guantanamo is necessary for our safety, but it goes against the laws in our constitution that state we must give anyone a fair trial. Obama wants to change our bad reputation with the rest of the world, and illustrate to the world that we are changing our policies “We reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.”
Rather than using violence and taking what we want by force, Obama wants to govern America with smart power “Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us.” America wants change in the Middle East, but the strategy of violence we have been using is not getting us anywhere. Which is why being logical and open with foreign affairs will improve the way that we are seen by other countries. “The president is committed to making diplomacy and development the partners in our foreign policy along with defense. We must be smarter about how we exercise our power,’‘
If we begin to negotiate our problems before we start fighting we will be liked more by other countries, which will help convince them of our ways of thinking. Closing Guantanamo Bay is our first step of showing the rest of the world that America will start using good ideals, and smart power instead of violence.
Sources
"Obama gets to work after historic inauguration - Yahoo! News." The top news headlines on current events from Yahoo! News - Yahoo! News. 25 Jan. 2009
"Obama's inaugural speech - CNN.com." CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News. 25 Jan. 2009
"euronews | Obama aiming to use smart power." euronews | The latest International News from a European perspective. 25 Jan. 2009
1 comment:
What strikes me about this writing is the quotes you used they helped prove your arguments and backed up the statements you said. I also feel the writing has a overall well organized mature because in the beginning yo know what you will be reading about through the thesis statement.
I feel your point would have been stronger with 1 more body paragraph and a better description of smart power.
Some questions i have though is maybe what they may be doing next after Guantanamo Bay, and if their have been people speaking against the closure of Guantanamo Bay.
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