Barack Obama as President - how will it affect the US?

Early in November the people of America decided that they want Barack Obama as their 44th President. Just by this achievement he has reached the history books as the first multicultural male to be elected President. He won by a clear majority and this fact proves that America is ready for a real change.
Through out the election campaign Obama used the slogan “We want change”, and the question everyone will be asking until he takes his new position in January is: Will he bring the great changes to the country that everyone’s expecting? History has proved that living up to expectations is hard, but it is not impossible. Obama’s views on political issues differs a lot from President Bush’s and in that sense change will come from day one with Obama in office. However one man can not change the world or even a whole country, he can only make changes that push matters in one direction. Many people might be disappointed with his work because as every other politician he has made many promises that can be difficult to keep. The thing is though that he grew up in Chicago and through his political career so far he has proved to be a fresh breath of air in US politics.
It does not matter how much Obama actually changes as long as he stays loyal to his people and country, and acts in their best interests in the years to come.

US foreign policy in the future

The last few years the US has emphasised an aggressive foreign policy. As a result there are wars going on in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the relationship between the US and the rest of the world is tens. The ocean between America and Europe seems to have widened as a cold barrier between the continents. As a worldwide financial crisis is developing, every country’s economy relies on corporation with other countries. It seems natural for the US to look to the EU and Europe for support in such a situation. In this case they have to change their foreign policies dramatically. Firstly they have to put diplomacy on the agenda. Diplomacy should be a number one priority in every government, also in the US, because one never knows when allies could come in handy. Issues such as world economy are unstable even if it has been stable for some time, and the same can be said about relationships between countries. Conflicts can be prevented through diplomacy, and war should be a last solution when there are no other options.