One Man, One country: And the rest is History

Where every global citizen is scrutinizing the aftermath of the astonishing and the startled United States of America- Presidential Elections 2016, here I am with some words with utter poignant nostalgia about Barrack Obama’s excellency and his official step out from the White House this Winter. With a staggering win of eccentric candidate from the Republicans, Donald Trump over Hilary Clinton from the Democrats, there have been speculations over a myriad and plethora of alteration and amendments towards each and every sector the United States, from its International Foreign Policy to Domestic Economic Reforms. 

The election results clearly notified about the fact that National interest was overlapped over harsh personal doctrines, Americans considerably voted against the so called “elite political establishment” as said by many national analysts of the US. As this article would be a compact tribute to “Barry” (Barrack Obama), I would like to enlist some of the pre-eminent achievements and major political changes during his time in the White House;

1. Ending the 2008 Recession:

In February 2009, Congress approved Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus package.

It cut taxes, extended unemployment benefits, and funded public works projects. The recession ended six months later when GDP growth turned positive. In just seven months, ARRA pumped $241.9 billion into the economy, stirring growth to a robust 3.9% by early 2010. By March 30, 2011, nearly all ($633.5 billion) of the funds were spent. 

2. De-escalating tensions in Iraq and Afghanistan:

Obama’s administration has imposed some concrete efforts in ending war in Iraq during 2009 following the planned elimination of Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. Ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan should have reduced the more than $800 billion in annual military spending. That's the largest discretionary budget item. It's one of the leading causes of the budget deficit and debt levels.

3. Broadening Health Care Systems:

His presence in the Office has experienced quite a few constructive measures towards reforming the health care facilities for the citizens; he aimed in affordable and quality medical assistance with evitable transparency. Once elected in 2009, Obama proposed the Health Care for America Plan. It provided medical insurance similar to Medicare for everyone who wanted it. Those who were happy with their existing health insurance could keep it. The federal government's size meant it could bargain for lower prices and reduce inefficiencies. 

4.  Upbringing Civil Rights:

Through revolving thought processes, Obama government encouraged Americans to respect and adopt major fundamental rights landmarks citing the most popular example LGBT Rights, Same-Sex Marriage. Also The Department of Justice joined the historic case in which the Supreme Court ruled for marriage equality. There are other areas where the Justice Department has fought for civil rights, though not always successfully. 

5. Iranian Nuclear Deal:

The Iran Nuclear Deal brokered by Obama’s diplomats was a milestone achievement towards preventing further Nuclear Proliferation by Iran through a coherent deal. Negotiators reached a historic accord last summer to limit Tehran's nuclear ability in return for lifting international oil and financial sanctions.

6. Climate Change Agreement:

Obama inheritably had an environmentalist nature which was relevantly showcased in his speeches and also Climate change remained and secured a prominent spot in his list of Global political agendas, recently the Paris Climate Agreement; The Paris Agreement builds upon the Convention and – for the first time – brings all nations into a common cause to undertake take ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects, with enhanced support to assist developing countries to do so. As such, it charts a new course in the global climate effort.

As Obama’s tenure ends, the world encountered one of the most ambitious, dexterous and accomplished leader in the history of the United States. Quoting Obama “If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress”.

With this Veritas & I bid farewell with a salute to the President who fought against all odds explicitly and taught each and everyone of us the prominence of “Hope”

And Believe we did!