President Barack Obama becomes the 44th President of the United States Of America.

On his shoulders, he is carrying a lot of responsibility which comes hand in hand with a lot of inherited troubles from the Bush Administration and other previous regimes.

Being an American President comes with a lot to do because it is the globe’s greatest empire with 745 military bases in 120 countries.

We have the Guantanamo Bay.

U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay is the oldest U.S. base overseas and the only one in a Communist country. Located on the southeast corner of Cuba, in the Oriente Province, the base is about 400 air miles from Miami, Florida. The terrain and climate of Guantanamo Bay make it a haven for iguanas and banana rats.

In December 1903, the United States leased the 45 square miles of land and water for use as a coaling station. A treaty reaffirmed the lease in 1934 granting Cuba and her trading partners free access through the bay, payment of $2,000 in gold per year, equating to $4,085 today, and a requirement that both the U.S. and Cuba must mutually consent to terminate the lease.

Diplomatic relations with Cuba were cut in 1961 by President Dwight Eisenhower. At this time, many Cubans sought refuge on the base. U.S. Marines and Cuban militiamen began patrolling opposite sides of the base’s 17.4 mile fence line. Today, U.S. Marines and Cuba’s “Frontier Brigade” still man fence line posts 24 hours a day.

The present situation in Guantanamo bay does not reflect the original idea of its set up and that is why it should be closed, America should leave Guantanamo Bay.

That is why you should sign this petition.

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We have War in Iraq.

The war in Iraq has cost $3 trillion. The Iraq war is the second largest after Vietnam. It has cost the US treasury $12 billion per month.

Obama has to end this war, this monthly $12billion can be used to improve the health standards of the American people.

The total aid and development budget for Africa is $9 billion per annum, you can imagine what it would mean if Obama recalled troops from Iraq, Africa would be given a better figure.

This also should be able to be applied to the middle east and the other needy nations.

We have the Africom Idea started by Bush.

On October 1, 2008 the Pentagon established Africom as the new US military body solely devoted to Africa. Africom (the African Command) has the promotion of stability as its primary goal, “to enhance our efforts to bring peace and security to the people of Africa” in Bush’s words.

The decision to establish the command was not requested by African leaders and only Liberia has offered a permanent headquarters. Consequently, Africom is currently exiled in Stuttgart, Germany.

A major campaign is waging in the US called “Resist Africom” and led by African Faith and Justice Network (www.afjn.org) who point out that the real aim of Africom is to give unprecedented access to the US military on the continent, while continuing its ideological war against terrorism and using soldiers to contain Chinese expansionist plans as well as securing oil supplies in Africa.

This is another field where Obama should be able to be wise and make the hard decisions of writing off some policies that had choking strings attached to them.

We have Afghanistan waiting.

This is more or less connected to the war in Iraq in terms of expenditure and man power loss.

Obama should stand out, and be above the obvious.

Lastly...

We have Osama on the loose.

Lets pray and Hope that Obama was built to counter Osama.

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IF WE ARE TO REALISE MOST OF THESE WE HAVE TO START BY SIGNING THIS PETITION,IF WE HELP OBAMA BY DIRECTING HIM TO WALK OUT OF GUANTANAMO BAY IN THE FIRST 100DAYS OF BEING IN OFFICE,THEN THE REST ARE POSSIBLE.

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