Washington, January 14: President Barack Obama says he has not succeeded in bringing the country together, acknowledging an atmosphere of divisiveness that has washed away the lofty national feeling surrounding his inauguration a year ago.
Thats whats been lost this year… that whole sense of changing how Washington works, Obama said in an interview with People magazine. The president said his second-year agenda will be refocused on uniting the country around common values, whether were Democrats or Republicans.
We all want work thats satisfying , pays the bills and gives children a better future and security, Obama said in the interview.
Barack wants $33bn more for wars
The Obama administration plans to ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on top of a record request for $708 billion for the defense department next year, reports said.
-Agencies