Discussing the swine flu crisis, Obama rejected the idea of closing the border with Mexico, where the outbreak is most severe and is thought to have originated, because he said public health officials said border closures had not proved effective in the past.
"It would be akin to closing the barn door after the horses are out," the president said. Tacitly appealing for calm, he said: "We have to make sure that we recognize that how we respond -- intelligently, systematically, based on science and what public health officials have to say -- will determine in large part what happens."
He also talks about the "nuclear weapons" in the pakistan region, with the speech also in place, Obama addressed the recession's depth as the United States economy had shrank by a huge whopping 6.1%
With violence rising in Iraq in recent weeks, the president stood by his plan to draw down American troops. He said that although there had been some "spectacular bombings," civilian deaths and incidents were low in relation to what was going on last year.
Closing borders with Mexico at this point would be stupid, because it is already in Texas... Austin and San Antonio.
The recession in the economy... I believe just time will heal this wound, and there is not much to do about it. Sure, many businesses fall under, but they might be able to be started again after time and this is over.
