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Obama on vacation as wars rage on
Published: 28 August, 2009, 12:55
Having reappointed the Fed chairman and lost a close political ally, President Barack Obama has been determined to carry on with his vacation, strolling on the beach, taking his daughters for bike rides and playing golf.
Barack O’Brownies and Obamaritas – attempts by local cafés to cash in on the President’s presence – have filled the island of Martha’s Vineyard.
The upscale American resort is in the spotlight as usual this summer, as this is the place where the U.S. President traditionally takes time off from his duties.
Here, cash pays for peace, and while Obama is relaxing by sailing on a yacht or chilling out in a luxurious cottage, the Secret Service is nearby to make sure nothing bothers their President on vacation.
However, not all is smooth in Wonderland.
With vacation season in full swing for many, there are those who aren't willing to rest while US-led wars are continuing.
Anti-war activists have come to the island to reach out to their president.
Among then is Cindy Sheehan, who lost her son in Iraq four years ago. She says that although the façade has changed in Washington DC, the policies still remain the same.
Known as the “Rosa Parks of the anti-war movement”, she is on a mission against America’s wars. Sheehan thinks it is not the right time for the country and its President to go on vacation.
“The only change I see in the foreign policy of this country has been a change for the worse,” she said.
Troops have still not been pulled out of Iraq, and more young soldiers are being sent off to Afghanistan. Thousands have died.
After 5 years at war, Matthis Chiroux calls it the closest thing to hell he can imagine. He says for those who survive, the memories of murders, corpses, rape and abuse are a burden impossible to carry.
“Somebody came home and shot themselves in the face. And if it’s not that, somebody came home and drunk themselves into a stupor, drove a car and killed a family. If it’s not that, it’s a homeless veteran on the side of the road, tears in his eyes and demons haunting his heart.”
And while the president is chilling, the protesters hold anti-war banners and candles, which they call a symbol. The symbol that they will not give up until peace returns to places where the word has long been forgotten.
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What's so wrong if a person feels he needs a little vacation? After all, president Obama has been working hardly since his appointment in January. Here is a brief survey of some achievements he has made over the last few monts: 1) He bailouted all chief banks so, for example, Goldman Sachs made a 12 billion surplus and, consequentially, 11 billion were distributed in bonuses. As a result, each of 30000 employees received, on average, some four hundred thousand dollars. That is a laudable success that testifies things are going in the right direction in USA. 2) He made more troupes to Afghanistan. Well, yes, some marine guys got flat dead and their corpses brought home in coffins, but that is the price we all know that has to be paid for bringing democracy into Afghanistan vastness and introducing a liberal economy there. That is a goal of a prime importance as it has been pointed out in numerous occasions by former US president, honorable G. W. Bush. 3) President Obama had a joint tea session with a black professor and a white policeman who were in a dispute over some fundamental problems. All that is settled now! I found all points that have been mentioned above clearly suggest President Obama fully deserves to enjoy in his current vacation!
Poly-addicted drug addicts are narcissistic and also psychopathic. When a man can call himself a leader and yet not lead, it is a lie to his self-esteem. This one lie alone is a coffin of darkness in the world of truth -- not one ego can withstand the inner toxic shame of this act of self-abuse, self-denial, and therefore, a spiritually dead human. No such thing as a being, just an artificial intelligence and therefore, brain-dead, clearly. Brain-dead humans have not one synapse of conscious awareness to rely upon for choosing the feeling of compassion. Only leaders with compassion are true leaders. "Tis better to pity than scorn."
I don't blame Obama for trying to get out of Washington D.C. in August. It was originally a swamp and is still a pit during the hot summer days. It doesn't cool off until late September. As for vacation, presidents keep trying to take them but they are constantly plugged into whatever is going on. Same, I expect, for other countries' leaders.