Only Video Games Have Cheat Codes and Reset

In the blog When is this all going to be over?...., the author states "What steps are we taking to safely remove troops from U.S. military bases in foreign countries," inferring that the decision to remove troops from the Middle East should be occurring now. Everybody is in favor of removing the troops and sending them all home to American soil, but the circumstances and consequences will not allow that to be a feasible option at this point in time. Congress issued the Bush Administration the Authorization for Use of Military Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 which allowed the Bush Administration to send the Military to occupy Iraq and search for "Weapons of Mass Destruction" from supposedly known intelligence. As well as, at the same time to investigate Al Qaeda due to the 9/11 attack. The Bush Administration then ordered the Military to destroy and then rebuild the Iraqi government as a Democracy. The fall of the Iraqi government came with the fall of Saddam Husseim, it is the rebuilding that is delicate and requires time. If the Military were to pull out of the Middle East this very moment, the chaos of not having a government now would breed the opportunity for more terroristic behavior/actions. Removing the troops now would exacerbate what the Military had originally planned, end terrorism by ending Al Qaeda.

Feeling All the Effects

The Bush Administration has left Americans with more than just a war to resolve and a bad after-taste. According to Kim Krisberg. President's 2009 Budget Plan Would Set Health Programs Back. www.apha.org. March 2008., in 2007 Bush proposed and passed a budget plan that involved massive reduction in funding for the Center for Disease Control (CDC). As of 2009, the CDC's funding will take a massive cut of $412 million. A large portion of this funding would have gone towards helping in preventative care, such as for annual illnesses and HIV/AIDS.

The CDC gets most of the money used for research from Grants, about 85%. The money received from grants must be divided amongst current, relevant studies going on in America. The money is primarily used for statistics, research studies, and informative prevention. Now having to deal with a large funding reduction, the CDC may be faced with compromising progressive work in research. The research field for HIV/AIDS has been affected by the lack of funding. According to Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. CDC Needs Increased Funding For HIV Prevention Efforts, Advocates Say. www.thebody.com. May 13, 2008., the funding received from the government provides enough money for upkeep of HIV activity but not enough for monitoring of HIV. In other words, the new cases of HIV to the CDC are unknown and rising, particularly in people under 25. This is due to the lack of preventative information available, for awareness and safety, the CDC makes public with the knowledge of fairly accurate, current statistics on HIV/AIDS activity.

The CDC also provides funding, received from grants, for current studies on the condition of food. The CDC's studies can help the food industry by providing insight on possible food contamination, such as salmonella or ecoli. This information saves a lot of money for the food companies in call-backs and saves a lot of money in patient care. Research studies also help in alertness with annual illnesses such as the current Swine Flu epidemic. By increasing the funding for the CDC to at least what it once was would be a tremendous help for the Health Care fight in America.