Posts Tagged ‘Afghanistan’
President
Obama’s Afghanistan Strategy (2009)
On March 27, 2009, President Obama, flanked by
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of
Defense Robert Gates, announced his new strategy toward
the war in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The video
of his announcement and the text of President Obama’s
announcement, with links, are at http://www.historyguy.com/obama_afghanistan_strategy_2009.htm
President Barack Obama, on the second full day of his presidency signed executive orders related to dealing the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay and the prisoners held there.
Below are links to pages with the text of President Obama’s three executive orders dealing with the topic of Guantanamo and the prisoners.
http://www.obamapresidency.us.com/obama_executive_order_closing_guantanamo_prison_01.22.09 : deals with the closure of the prison facilities at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, where prisoners from the War on Terror were held.
http://www.obamapresidency.us.com/obama_executive_order_review_detention_policy_options_01.22.09: calling for a review of the policies put in place by the Bush Administration dealing with the detention, trial, transfer, release, or other disposition
http://www.obamapresidency.us.com/obama_executive_order_ensuring_lawful_interrogations_01.22.09: ensuring the lawful interrogation of prisoners seized in the War on Terror.
