Jon's First Pitch

Romney V.S. Obama: Who will win the vote of the militiamen?

It is evident that both Governor Romney and President Obama are extremely interested in spending additional money on the country’s military. During one point in Monday night’s debate, the two candidates were actually competing about who could spend more. As far as military involvement goes, expect more cuts to be made if President Obama is re-elected. He has always been heavily persistent in pulling troops out of the War in Iraq from the start of his presidency, and has been moving troops to the Afghanistan and Iranian border. Obama has always publicly opposed wars and intervention but has recently admitted to expanding Afghan conflict into Pakistan. In coincide to that, Governor Romney is working diligently on being granted the chance to take his own initiative on military involvement. He agrees to consult with lawyers on legality when dealing with intervention but believes the President has the right to do whatever it is that will make the country safer.  The governor had said before that keeping the U.S. in Iraq is the best option for minimizing casualties and maintaining a democratic government in Iraq.

With that being said, I would like to conduct interviews with members of Ohio University’s R.O.T.C. program and perhaps, maybe even current members of the military residing in the city of Athens. It will be interesting to see the perspectives of these young adults on the presidential election, and how the newly elected commander in chief will deal with foreign policies within the next four years.