North Korea Attacks South

In this article, Obama Vows to Defend South Korea, Calls for Joint Military Exercises, the associated press have informed the public on President Obama's viewpoints about the unprovoked attack on South Korea. Obama states that joint military exercises will take place if need be to further curtail North Korea from continued attacks. The associated press also states that Obama has said "South Korea is our ally." The U.S. currently has 29,000 troops in South Korea and has not done any further adjustments yet. This is a touchy subject due to the fact that many Americans do not think we should be involved with South Korea. The Korean War had left around 35,000 Americans dead. President Obama said that he would stand by South Korea and that North Korea must stop all provocative actions.

I agree with President Obama. I think that it is in our best interest to protect South Korea and be a world leader. We have been an ally with South Korea for some time now. As a big nation, the United States is not the only country that is fearing North Korea's possibilities. China is fearing them as well. I feel that with the increase in nuclear interests, North Korea must be watched very closely. I fear that an attack may be possible and a nuclear one will be devastating. North Korea has proven that they are unstable and a lot of the world leaders are looking with uncertainty. Only time will tell what North Korea will do next and hopefully it is nothing that harms many innocent people.

Colleague's Critique

In the article “Doctor Sues Obama Over Health-Care Law,” Ms. Woodruff discusses the issue of how individual doctors are getting into trouble for owning their own hospitals. This rule went into effect with the new Health-Care plan that went through with the Obama administration. It is stated that 260 hospitals are doctor owned and many of these hospitals are very warm and welcoming. They provide good service and great customer service. Dr. Michael Russell of Tyler, Texas is suing Obama and is very displeased with this new law that denies doctors from owning hospitals.

Ms. Woodruff states that 30% of these doctor owned hospitals, rarely have a doctor on site at all times and some do not even have an emergency room. Officials argue that with not meeting these requirements, these “hospitals” are not hospitals, but better called a “quick care” facility.

I agree with Ms. Woodruff for the most part because I do believe these warm inviting “hospitals” are nice and help with setting a good mood. The nice care and charity service that make sure the customer is taken care of is what most hospitals should do in my opinion. It is expensive to do for each customer, but myself personally, having been to the hospital a few times, know that for what I paid for my medical bills, I should be getting good service. I also agree that these hospitals need to have emergency rooms. That is a big part of being a hospital and without it, I think the facility does not deserve to get the title of being a hospital. If these provisions can be made, I believe that these private doctors will be able to operate very well and be able to compete with everyday hospitals and possibly drive the prices down for hospital services due to the competition.