After, he entered the political field as a lawyer and after some years he joined the Senate. About 5 years later he announced that he is running for president of the United States. He won the election of 2008 against the Republican nominee John McCain during his first term, becoming the 44th President and first ‘colored’ President of the United States. As he became the first president who is ‘colored’, many people were inspired by his braveness and also his caring personality. He proved that America wasn’t a ‘white’ country and made the ‘colored’ citizens feel more welcome than ever. According to biography.com; “When Obama took office, he inherited a global economic recession, two ongoing foreign wars and the lowest-ever international favorability rating for the United States. He campaigned on an ambitious agenda of financial reform, alternative energy and reinventing education and health care—all while bringing down the national debt.” He was able to stabilize the economy and maintain peace with foreign nations and make relations a lot better than before. A part of his mission was also to clean the environment from pollution that our country has created. According to Mnn.com in summary; “Barack Obama has established the largest marine reserve in the world, signed a bipartisan ban on microbeads, rejected the Keystone XL oil pipeline, expanded the California Coastal …show more content…
He commanded the attack of 09/11/2001, which was a group of hijacked planes that crashed into the twin towers, pentagon, and into the lawn at the White House. According to Telegraph.co.uk, “...”’The guy is dead. That is good," Mr Bush said of bin Laden. "Osama's death is a great victory in the war on terror. He was held up as a leader”... Shortly after the news of bin Laden's death, Mr Bush issued a statement saying the mission marked a “victory for America.” The United States was officially ‘safe’ from possible attacks that could’ve been commanded by bin Laden himself. The United States learned a very hard lesson in 2001 in regards to thousands of lives lost due to poor national defense. According to ObamaWhiteHouse.com, as Obama said; “As we do, we must also reaffirm that the United States is not –- and never will be -– at war with Islam. I’ve made clear, just as President Bush did shortly after 9/11, that our war is not against Islam. Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader; he was a mass murderer of Muslims. Indeed, al Qaeda has slaughtered scores of Muslims in many countries, including our own. So his demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and human dignity…” The raid into bin Laden’s compound didn’t just give America a peace of mind, but also the world. Osama either killed or hurt people against his rule, and