Responsibly ending the war in Iraq: Obama will change our mission and end the war in Iraq by responsibly redeploying our combat troops and pressuring Iraq’s leaders toward a political solution. We can safely remove our combat brigades at a pace of one to two combat brigades per month, and complete our redeployment in 16 months.
Finishing the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban: Obama will send at least two additional combat brigades to Afghanistan and offer greater assistance to Afghanistan’s military and judiciary— and investing in economic growth from the bottom up. And he’ll support the growth of democracy in Pakistan with a long-term package of nonmilitary aid and a renewed commitment to step up security and deliver growth to the border region with Afghanistan.
Revitalizing our military: America will build the first truly 21st-century military and show wisdom in how to deploy it. Obama believes we must maintain the strongest, best-equipped military in the world. Barack Obama supports plans to increase the size of the Army by 65,000 soldiers and the Marines by 27,000 troops. Increasing our end strength will help units retrain and re-equip properly between deployments and decrease the strain on military families. He'll give them the first-rate equipment, language training, and incentives they need, and honor them with the care and benefits they deserve when they return home.
Securing all nuclear weapons and materials from terrorists and rogue nations: Obama will lead a global effort to secure all loose nuclear materials around the world during his first term as President. And because we can’t allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon, Obama will use all elements of American power to pressure the Iranian regime, starting with aggressive, principled, and direct diplomacy backed by strong sanctions.
Achieving true energy security: Global warming and our dependence on oil from hostile nations add up to a national security crisis. As President, Obama will end our dependence on foreign oil by investing $150 billion in renewable and alternative energy over the next ten years—an investment that will create millions of jobs along the way.
Rebuild our alliances to meet the challenges of the 21st century: Obama will reinvigorate longstanding diplomatic efforts around the world and launch new ones. He’ll double our foreign assistance to $50 billion by 2012 so that we can help bring stability to failing states, cut global poverty in half, fight poverty and disease, and support sustainable growth. He will build a health care infrastructure to combat HIV/AIDS and other diseases and strengthen the pillars of a sustainable democracy – from an independent judiciary to a vibrant civil society.
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