President Obama and Terrorism

January 2009

Which Bush policies would you revise or eliminate?

Domestic: Fighting

terrorism in the US

Iraq: Fighting terrorism in

Iraq

Afghanistan: Fighting

terrorism in Iraq

Prisoners: How should they be

treated?

Task

Four topics (1 per student in group)

Read your assigned source

Present a summary to your group 1 minute

Together complete the closure and guide sheet

How do we remove our troops from both?

Us withdraw date and Obama voting Record

2001=9112001=US in Afghanistan2003=US in Iraq Dec 2003 (Hussein captured)2004=US study suggests no weapons in Iraq2009 President Obama as President

2007 Surge

With Hussein dead and Bin Laden on the loose somewhere in Afghanistan, should the US send more troops to Iraq? How would you vote?

Yay No Vote No

How will your vote be perceived?

ClipsSenator Obama on Surgehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnaiGByyh58

Brian Bairdhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0Fg02gn5Js

Fox Warninghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiA_0-WUW8k

Obamahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7e4uL95x1Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or7Vc9vv6e4

Complete Readings and Prepare to Present

Iraq Sources

Individual Report 1 Minute

Afghanistan Sources

Individual Report 1 Minute

Spying and Domestic Sources

Individual Report 1 Minute

Guantanamo Bay

Individual Report 1 Minute

Closure

How did President Bush and President Obama differ?

How are both caught in a position where there are no clear cut solutions that will work and satisfy everyone?

Which issue do you think was the biggest for President Obama in the Winter of 2015?

U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement Signed November 17, 2008

2009 President Obama as President

February 27, 2009

Speech at Camp LeJeune in North Carolina, President Obama laid out his plan for responsibly ending the war in Iraq, which will end the combat mission by August 2010

https://www.whitehouse.gov/video/Responsibly-Ending-the-War-in-Iraq-February-27-2009

AfghanistanMore use of special forces in comparison to Iraq

Increase to U.S. troop levels of 17,000

December 1, 2009 additional 30,000 military

February 2013 Obama said the U.S. military would reduce the troop level in Afghanistan from 68,000 to 34,000 US troops by February 2014

Special Forceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnmA-hhrfMU

Profiles From the Front Line (Episode 5)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZMiiCvRK2Q

Guantanamo Bay Sources

Obama Closinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmuip1UqbrUHecklinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF68kds0RnwSigning Lawhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32ePb4X6JNQBeing Criticizedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU0MXLlagf8

Final Closure

After watching the clips did your opinion change?