Anne's Blog

Background: In Tehran, there is a lot of low enriched uranium which the world wants for a research reactor that would be used for medical purposes.

Summary: Tomorrow, officials for Obama's administration, France, Russia, and Iran will be meeting to discuss a deal to get this Uranium. The United States are hoping that Iran will not cooperate, so that there would be a case for sanctions. There is a split between countries, France Great Britain and the United States are on one side and China and Russia are on the other. The later countries do not think a sanction is necessary, due to the current situation with Iran and their nuclear plant.

Commentary: It seems as if Iran has a lot of power over many countries, they pose a threat with a nuclear plant and they have something that lots of countries want, uranium. It will be interesting to see how the deal works out tomorrow.

To read this article go here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/17/AR2009101701856.html

Health Care: B-
I give Obama props on tackling Health Care. When giving his speech on Health Care reform in September. He makes the issue of health care a moral issues, by mention Ted Kennedy's legacy. He's taken a huge step by creating a reform policy. I just feel that he needs to tweak it a little., and make his points and policy details more clear to all American citizens.

economic downturn: C+
Obama has had good leadership, but a lot more is needed. The economy was bad when he took office and it has just gotten worse, with the unemployment rate rising , and much more. He has tried with the stimulus bill, we just need more.

War on terror- B+
Well, I didn't expect the war to be over as soon as Obama took office. There isn't much he can do, I feel with the whole situation. We can't completely leave Iraq, until we clean up our mess. From the beginning I thought that Afghanistan was more important, so I agree that we should keep our troops there a little longer.

One Issue that I am very concerned with, is legalized abortions, and whether they should or should not be legal. what makes this issue so heated is that it brings one's morals and ethics into the debate. I find myself alongside my conservative brothers and sisters, Pro-life.

To me abortion is a crime against life, one is basically killing a baby, so I think it is morally wrong. I know that I would never get an abortion. I also feel that if you are not raped, you have no reason to get an abortion, ever since 5th grade we learn in FLE that when, "a boy and a girl have sex, they make a baby." Therefore one should know the consequences of their actions. Now a days we are even learning about the risks of abortions. if one knows all of these things, why would one get them self into the situation.

There is always something that backs up one's morals and ethics, for me, it is my faith (Christianity) and parents. So I know I can't judge a woman for getting an abortion, but if everyone thought about how their lives would be had their mothers gotten abortions, I feel like everyone would agree with me.