U.s. Obama s Foreign Policy - 1621 Words

The Obama Doctrine Obama was elected president in 2008 .WHen Obama was running for president many people did not know him. He was unknown to the general public. When Obama was elected many people were happy and wanted him to win because Obama promised to end war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Which he did during the end of his presidency he ended the Iraq war and also signed a nuclear deal with Iraq from obtaining nuclear weapons. He tended to keep away from foreign policy. Some of Obama s Major Foreign Policy accomplishments are:Ending the war in Iraq Killing of Osama Bin Laden ,Nuclear deal with Iran ,Paris Climate Change Agreement, Opening of relations with Cuba, Trans-Pacific Partnership. He also went to go visit Cuba during his last year†¦show more content†¦And both had to deal with Iraq War. But Bush s foreign policy changed after 9/11. The US became more cautious and there was many organizations created to prevent another 9/11 from happening such as: The Department of Homeland Security, Avi ation and Transportation Security Act(TSA), and almost 263 more.more than 130 pieces of 9/11-related legislation were introduced in the 107th Congress in the year after the attacks, with 48 bills and resolutions approved or signed into law. Along with the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, they included the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act, which required the State Department and Immigration to share visa and immigrant data with each other. Subsequent years brought the release of the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, which gave educational funding to soldiers, and the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, providing $4.2 billion for the health of people who worked at Ground Zero during and after the attacks ( pbs.org).After 9/11 the US foreign policy has changed dramatically. Things became more strict in the US. And also anti-islamic violence was very prevalent after 9/11 a lot of mosques were vandalized and many muslims were bullied, some didn t get job s because of their names or lost their jobs. Obama is most dissimilar to Bush they are like apples to oranges. But both had to deal with Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden. But Obama had