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Originally Posted by danielpalos
What is your opinion on foreign policy and the issue of an underdeveloped Africa? Under US leadership with the UN, funded mandates could help alleviate the humanitarian concerns on that continent and ease migration pressures on the rest of Europe.
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Obama's policy on Africa is a well-directed and comprehensive one, which aims to take firm steps to reach well-defined ends, such as the crisis in Darfur, the conflict in Congo or bringing warlords in Liberia to justice.
Congo:
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BarackObama.com | Strengthening America Overseas
Senator Obama wrote and passed legislation to build on this historic election and promote stability in the country. Senator Obama revamped U.S. policy in the Congo to include a commitment to help rebuild the country, develop lasting political structures, hold accountable destabilizing foreign governments, crack down on corrupt politicians, and professionalize the military. The bill also authorizes $52 million in U.S. assistance for the Congo, calls for a Special U.S. Envoy to resolve ongoing violence, and urges the administration to strengthen the U.N. peacekeeping force.
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Sudan:
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BarackObama.com | Strengthening America Overseas
Senator Obama has been a leading voice in Washington urging the end of genocide in Sudan. He worked with Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) on the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act, a version of which was signed into law. Senator Obama has traveled to the United Nations to meet with Sudanese officials and visited refugee camps on the Chad-Sudan border to raise international awareness of the ongoing humanitarian disaster there. He also worked with Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) to secure $20 million for the African Union peacekeeping mission.
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Liberia:
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BarackObama.com | Strengthening America Overseas
On July 19, 2005, Senator Obama passed a bipartisan amendment, along with Senators Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Judd Gregg (R-NH) to provide $13 million for the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Signed into law in November 2005, the Obama amendment provides critical funding to keep the Court up and running and dramatically enhances efforts to bring Charles Taylor to justice. Taylor was arrested in 2006 and awaits trial in April 2007.
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These are three of the many examples of Barack's commitment to the peace in the world as the President of the United States.
America is more than a promise, a dream. America is, and needs to be, a fullfilment, a force to stand tall against the atrocities and oppressions taking place all around the world. Barack Obama has the strong intuition and good judgement to, again, lead the world using the might of American power in the right direction and for the right causes.