The significant influence of the Bush family among Republicans could be a decisive factor in a contentious election between two towering families: Clinton vs. Bush.
The reasons and objectives of the president of the United States are more realistic than those of his predecessor. However, numerous political, military and regional events make it impossible that the withdrawal from Afghanistan could begin in 2011.
With varying national interests and strategic positions...the negotiations would require a major breakthrough in order for large sections of the population not to be disappointed.
Obama, the first non-white president of the U.S., won command of the nation by being mulatto and engaging in a way of thinking removed from racial extremes.