State of the Union 2008 - Review

State of the Union Address 2008
Courtesy of the White House


A very good speech by the President, the main areas of interest from over the water was his views on the economy and Iraq. These aspects of the speech should help both Romney and McCain in Florida. The President stated the following on the economy, " As we meet tonight, our economy is undergoing a period of uncertainty. " Thus the President stated the need to pass the economic packaged agreed by the White House and the Speaker. This plays in to positives of Romney, a very successful businessman. On Iraq the President stated the following, " In Iraq, the terrorists and extremists are fighting to deny a proud people their liberty, and fighting to establish safe havens for attacks across the world. One year ago, our enemies were succeeding in their efforts to plunge Iraq into chaos. So we reviewed our strategy and changed course. We launched a surge of American forces into Iraq. We gave our troops a new mission: Work with the Iraqi forces to protect the Iraqi people, pursue the enemy in its strongholds, and deny the terrorists sanctuary anywhere in the country. .....Ladies and gentlemen, some may deny the surge is working, but among the terrorists there is no doubt. Al Qaeda is on the run in Iraq, and this enemy will be defeated. " Thus this helps McCain who argued for the surge and has a background in National Security.

This was a good speech, but the Bush Legacy will be defined by Iraq, and that Chapter is not finished yet, it will be up to the next President to place the final full stop.