President Obama's Fear Of Terrorism

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There is a lot going on in the world today. The rise of terrorist groups, such as Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS) and Al-Qaeda, has successfully struck fear into the very souls of Americans. Through social media, these groups have been able to protrude their evil ideals and values into the minds of our more innovative youth. Democrats and Republicans are at constant odds about the issue over in Washington D.C., and President Obama, as many believe, is focusing on the wrong issues. President Obama is a Democrat and he is showing his liberal colors now more than ever. While 63.7% of the population is in fear of terrorism, the president is focusing his attention on things like the Black Lives Matter movement, global climate change, and …show more content…
In fact, 45% of Americans say that terrorism is the biggest threat to America’s future. Contrary to what Americans think, Obama said when outlining the details of his Clean Power Plan that "no challenge poses a greater threat to our future and future generations than a change in climate" (Obama)3. While the American people are in fear of terrorism, the president is worrying about climate change. Only 6.2% of Americans believe that the biggest threat is climate change. While ISIS is causing all this trouble around the world, 64.2% of Americans agree that Obama cares too much about being “politically correct.” This is one of the many reasons why people are beginning to lose trust in the Obama Administration. Another focus of President Obama is on civil rights. Obama strongly supports the “Black Lives Matter Movement” and their cause. The truth is, everybody in America is equal. Police officers do not just single out African-Americans, and a whole occupation should not be judged on just a few instances. Nobody knows what a police officer goes through unless they are one. Never before has a president demonized police officer, yet Obama does it all the time. As head of the executive branch of the government, the president is supposed to support police officers, not the other way …show more content…
The rise of figures like Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, and Bernie Sanders represents the anger in Americans and how we are beginning to distrust the conventional tactics of government officials.In fact, even with the Huffington Post poll showing Donald Trump up 38.1% in the Republican Primary5, 50.6% of the people think the Republican Party and only 20.3% of the Democratic Party would do a better job in protecting the nation. President Obama is leaving the nation in a state of unrest and

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