Why Obama should become president?

Why Obama Should Win

Senator Barak Obama should win the United States Presidential election in 2008 because of his stance on three major policy issues Obama 's plan for the Iraq War , his plan for energy , and his plan for the economy as stated on his official web site (Obama NP ) will be the principle reasons why the majority of the electorate will vote for the Illinois Democrat on Election Day . These three issues dominate the presidential debates and Senator Obama 's views differ significantly from the opinions of Senator John McCain

. This will show the differences between the two Presidential candidates on these three issues (note that the major differences of their plans will be stated not the entirety of their plans show how the foreign and domestic press present these issues to their readers and show how these presentations will shape the opinions of voters

Senator Obama states his policy on the Iraq War clearly on his web site . He will remove all but a cadre of anti-terror forces in 16 months (Obama NP . Senator McCain on the other hand believes that troops should remain in Iraq until it achieves a secure posture from foreign and domestic enemies . Senator McCain gives no precise timeline for the end of the Iraqi War and states that Senator Obama position is a failure of leadership (McCain NP

Senator Obama 's policy for energy includes windfall profit taxes on energy companies to be distributed to the pump paying public , production of energy from renewable sources , and the promotion of hybrid cars (Obama NP . Notably Senator Obama does not address the prospect of increased production of US oil . Senator McCain 's energy plan includes increased drilling for domestic sources of oil , tax incentives for driving gas-efficient cars , and offering incentives for industry to develop battery technology (McCain NP

Senator Obama 's plan for the economy rests on tax cuts for the middle class , immediate Federal payments to create jobs , immediate payments for State welfare programs , and negotiations for trade programs that will benefit US companies (Obama NP . Senator McCain 's plan for the economy includes encouraging workplace flexibility , gas tax cuts during the summer months , and incentives for companies to hire and keep US citizens working in America (McCain NP

In an article of The August 2008 issue Foreign Affairs magazine Stephen Biddle , et . al . describe how the security position of the Iraq Government has improved since the surge of troops earlier this year and that a withdrawal according to the McCain plan was possible by the 2010 or 2011 timeframe . Biddle warns however that . if an electoral crisis or some other event returns Iraq to civil war , it would be very hard to justify another troop surge to try to stabilize Iraq (Biddle NP

Time Magazine barely tries to hide its bias for Senator Obama 's candidacy . For its coverage of the September 26th , 2008 debates the magazine did not give Senator McCain 's position on the issue of Iraq...