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Change.

That's the campaign that Barack Obama was campaigning for, and change is what the americans got. The change in presidency brought thoughts around the world for the US to end its 'my stick is bigger than your stick' mantra so well known in Iraq. Will he do exactly that? That's tough to say. But will he bring the USA off from its knees and rally americans together to bring back faith in the white house? I can't even say a definite 'yes' on the one. But what I do know is that he's already done what President Bush so thoroughly neglegted, given the American people confidence and hope. 

So what can we expect, or maybe I better say, what should we expect from the very first black president of the United States of America? Obama is not one to stand down when picked on, but I doubt that he would be the big bully and beat the opposition into submission.  Then again, he could turn into a hungry war monger and throw away every single thing he campaigned about. Outrageous? Quite. Impossible? Ask Adidas.

Being Canadian, I was quite interested in what the outcome would be. I certainly didn't want another Republican in the hot seat running the same old policies. I know I wasn't the only one. If the world could vote for the US president, Obama would have won with a staggering 60-70 % of the vote (some cases even higher). Mcain wouldn't even have stood a chance.

In Germany, Obama rallied the youth like no other modern German politician could. It was a refreshing taste to an exciting future, but also a flash into a past that Germany wants to forget. But times have changed and injecting excitement into people because of the prospect of a new American president can never be a bad thing.

Obama is a man who can change America in ways that's only been done a couple times in history. If he keeps it up, he could stand to change the world.

Tags: Obama, President, President of USA, USA