Perhaps one of the most important questions globally now is who the real Barack Obama is, and what to expect from him from now on, particularly after the death of Osama Bin Laden.
Few presidents in the history of the United States have inherited a worse general situation than the one Obama inherited from President George W. Bush. One can mention two wars, those in Iraq and Afghanistan, a major economic decline, caused largely by those wars, a high level of unemployment and a climate of widespread despair. These situations explain in part the decision of the American people to elect Obama as president because, in the debates previous to the election, he was the candidate who had proved to be more consistent on his viewpoints and better prepared to assume this serious commitment.
No one can speak of the achievements or failures of Obama without mentioning the factors or groups that brought him to power and who condition his actions.