Monday - St. Petersburg Subway exploded, and 9 are left dead.
Nuclear Option, Republicans can change the number of how many votes needed to get in.
9/11 and the War on Terror
| Democrats | Republicans |
- President Obama wanted to focus more on Afghanistan, end Iraq War - Started to pull troops out in July of 2011 - Obama was hoping to be out sometime in 2017 | - Afghanistan was not as focused on much after Iraq invasion in 2003 - Allowed Taliban and Al Qaeda to gain power - Trump might send more troops to stop increased violence |
Invaded Afghanistan because Al Qaeda is based there
War in Iraq - they had Nuclear weapons
1.3 millions lives have been lost - troops(Both ours and theirs), civilians
Tuesday - North Carolina won NCAA Nat. Championship
Tony Romo retires from NFL
NCAA might play in N.C. after bathroom bill
Bill O'Reilly in trouble for Sexual Harassment, Verbal Abuse
For every 1$ a man makes, women makes $0.80
The War in Iraq
| Democrats | Republicans |
- Favored it at first, but then criticized President Bush for Messing it up - Wanted a defined exit strategy during Bush years - President Obama ended the War, all combat troops withdrew in August 2010 - All U.S. forces were out of Iraq in 2011 - Left too soon? Isis took over | - Admitted to mistakes in Iraq, said it would be a tough fight - Hoped that Iraq's government would become stable enough for U.S. to leave - President Bush pulled 8,000 troops in late 2008/early 2009 - President Bush said 8-21-06 that "U.S. was not leaving until the job was done."
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Wednesday - Lotion ad gets media outraged, Kendall Jenner's Pepsi add get people outraged as well,
Barry Manilow got Married
Russia Explains what Chemical attack
What made it Unpopular
1. Never Found any WMD's
2. Abu Ghraih Prison Abuse Scandal
3. The Surge
4. People(Democrats) wanted a defined exit strategy
Thursday -
Gorsuch Vote is getting closer
Nunes steps aside from Russia Investigation
Russia challenges Trump to say what he would do in Syria
Isis kills 33 people execution style, their campaign is becoming more internet based.
ISIS
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
ISIL - Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
After troops left in 2011, they moved in and took overmuch of Northern Iraq and Syria
U.S. Started Bombing Campaign in August 2014
Obama Sent 1500 Military advisers back in late 2014
75% of ISIS troops have been killed in U.S. Bombing as of 12-14-16
Trumps Plan for ISIS - Sending in more Combat troops, Bombing them,
Friday - Unemployment Rate - those who don't have a job, have looked for a job for last 4 weeks, or available for work
Military launched 59 Tomahawk missile strike on Syrian Airbase that launched Chemical Attack
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