Barack Obama: On the Issues

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Iraq
  • Withdraw U.S. troops in phases, beginning immediately, and re-deploy some of those troops to Afghanistan.
  • Engage neighboring states and Arab nations to help secure Iraq’s future.
  • Boost reconstruction efforts to restore basic services in Iraq.

Health Care
  • Create a national health program, available to individuals and small businesses, to cover the uninsured.
  • Make it mandatory to provide coverage to all children.
  • Expand eligibility for Medicaid and that State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
  • Require hospitals to collect and report data on the cost and quality of health care.

Gay Marriage / Abortion
  • Opposes gay marriage, but supports civil unions.
  • Pro-Choice.

Energy
  • Reduce the amount of carbon in transportation fuels 10% by 2020.
  • Raise the domestic fuel economy standards for cars.
  • Expand the use of Ethanol and Hybrid cars.
  • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and set up an auction for those emissions to fund exploration for alternative fuels.

Immigration
  • Add personnel, and improve infrastructure and technology, at our borders and ports of entry.
  • Crack down on employers who hire illegal immigrants.
  • Create a Guest Worker program.
  • Institute an amnesty program, but only after border security goals have been met.

National Security
  • Expand US ground forces by 80,000 troops.
  • Consider U.S. military action in Pakistan to target known terrorists.
  • Increase economic pressure on Iran.
  • Pursue greater transparency and accountability with Russia.

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It is blatantly clear Senator Obama knows nothing about foreign policy or military actions. We have toBy redpepper3, on 10/04/2008


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