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I was quite shocked that a lot of Americans were questioning Obama's move to move more US troops into Afghanistan. I mean it does contrast with Obama's earlier comments especially during the US presidential campaign, of returning more US troops back from countries like Iraq.
This was the first time I notice there was mixed reactions about Obama's move to make America be the great country it is.
There was even global scepticism on how he can be eligible to receive the Nobel Peace prize. The Nobel Peace prize is deffinitely something that a lot of people and countries are vying for.
As we continue to question Obama's move and why he still got the Nobel Peace prize, let us see the whole picture.
11th September 2001 was another beautiful morning in New York city. People were going to work and the city streets were busy as ussual with commuters. I guess we can imagine it like KL where people go to work in the morning and people sending kids to school and looking forward to the weekends.
Americans were totally caught unaware when disaster struck - the hijacked airliners crashed into the NYC World Trade Center. A lot of innocent people, someones mom , dad, brother, sister or child, perished so unexpectingly. Fire-fighters, rescue workers and police from NYPD also included in this devastating disaster. Not only were lives lost, but dreams.
Somewhat war had hit America, a country thought to be very guarded and secured. It was an attack by the Taliban which was centred in Afghanistan.
Both ex-president Bush Junior and Obama pledged to eradicate such terrorism from their shores and also the world. It is an on-going effort that only time will tell as it has already been 8 years since September 11th 2001.
I believe Obama's intention to send troops to Afghanistan is not a sign of him not meeting his promise for peace globally. It is a sign of his continued effort to put a stop to terrorism that is endangering peace. Hence, it is this effort that he should be applauded for.
In summary, we should not look at it from a bad perspective but instead look at the good that Obama is trying to do for all of us.
