Obama Vs. Reagan

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Who was a better president? Obama or Reagan? In this essay I will point out similarities and differences between the two, how their policies were different from each other, and what they accomplished or tried to accomplish as their time as the ruler of our country.

Let’s start with Obama, who took office in 2009. Barack has always been someone who took in 2009. Barack has always been someone who was deeply involved in the wars of the world. Including the wars in iraq and Afghanistan, which had been going on for almost a decade when he was elected. He sent an additional 21 thousand troops to Afghanistan, then pulled out of the war with Iraq. The Iraq war ended on August 31, 2010 , and all of our troops were brought home safely. Also, he created

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