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I think that there are three things thus far that serve as testimonials to Obama’s progress during his first ten months in office. This first I think is his reception of the Nobel Peace Prize. Despite the fact the many people don’t think that he deserved it because he hasn’t really done anything, he has been very stern with Iran in demanding that it needs to halt its nuclear enrichment programs. He has also sought help from Russia and China and other key players in the world to also pressure Iran as well. Although Iran seems to be defiant in this issue, Obama has still been adamant about preventing nuclear proliferation worldwide. And as a testimony to his efforts, he received the Nobel Peace Prize. I think that it’s probably true that he may not have done enough to warrant the reception of the Nobel Peace Prize, but nonetheless, he is taking a firm stance and is acting from it to do what he thinks is best for the United States and its allies.

The second thing that has happened that is a testimony to his progress is China’s and Russia’s agreement to pressure Iran to halt its nuclear enrichment program. Both countries have agreed to pressure Iran to stop its program, which I think is a major step. Both countries, especially China, have strong economic ties to Iran and have seemed hesitant to agree to put pressure on Iran. Fortunately they have agreed to side with Obama on this issue which seems to be an affirmation of what Obama is doing in the world to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and to prevent them from falling into the hands of terrorists.

The third and final thing that I think serves as a testimonial to Obama’s progress is China’s agreement to set a hard target for emissions that is to be reached by 2020. China recently passed the U.S. in its level of emissions that it emits each year and seemed to be resistant to slowing its emissions as it has experienced very high and rapid levels of growth, which would likely be reduced if it were to focus its energies on reducing emissions as opposed to maintaining growth. China is currently the leading country in levels of emissions in the world and is potentially contributing the most to the continuation of global warming and so having this western resistant country that is focused on growth at all costs agree to slow emissions is a big step towards slowing global warming worldwide. Now, I don’t think that this is automatically going to make things better or that it will improve the health of the planet instantaneously but I do think that it is a step towards improvement and further agreements in the future.

Obama has been working very hard during his first year in office and I think that these agreements and affirmations of his efforts are good things that could motivate him and encourage him in what he is attempting to do. I think that if he keeps working this hard to do what he sees fit and accomplish his goals, and uses these victories as motivation and evidence of change, he will be able to accomplish much of what he plans.

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