Obama (2008) – Policy Issues

, , , delicious – July 21, 2009 § 0

* Reduce the US’s carbon emissions 80% by 2050 and play a strong positive role in negotiating a binding global treaty to replace the expiring Kyoto Protocol * Withdraw all combat troops from Iraq within 16 mo and keep no permanent bases there * Establish a clear goal of eliminating all nuclear weapons across the globe * Close the Guantanamo Bay d.c. * Double US aid to cut extreme poverty in half by 2015 and accelerate the fight against HIV/AIDS, tbc and Malaria * Open diplomatic talks with countries like Iran and Syria, to pursue peaceful resolution of tensions * De-politicize military intelligence to avoid ever repeating the kind of manipulation that led the US into Iraq * Launch a major diplomatic effort to stop the killings in Darfur * Only negotiate new trade agreements that contain labor and environmental protections * Invest $150 billion over ten years to support renewable energy and get 1 million plug-in electric cars on the road by 2015
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/

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