Bush, Obama, same old drama: Fact Sheet | Among other things since becoming president, Barack Obama has:
1) Pushed for war on Syria.
2) Mandated the Insider Threat Program which orders federal employees to report suspicious actions of their colleagues based on behavioral profiling techniques.
3) Supported the PRISM massive NSA spying program.
4) Launched 20,000 Airstrikes in his first term.
5) Signed the NDAA into law - making it legal to assassinate Americans w/o charge or trial.
6) Initiated, and personally oversees a 'Secret Kill List'.
7) Waged war on Libya without congressional approval.
Started a covert, drone war in Yemen.
9) Escalated the proxy war in Somalia.
10) Escalated the CIA drone war in Pakistan.
11) Maintained a presence in Iraq even after "ending" the war.
12) Sharply escalated the war in Afghanistan.
13) Given Bush absolute immunity for everything.
14) Sold $30 billion of weapons to the dictatorship in Saudi Arabia.
15) Secretly deployed US special forces to 75 countries.
16) Signed an agreement for 7 military bases in Colombia.
17) Opened a military base in Chile.
18 ) Touted nuclear power, even after the disaster in Japan.
19) Opened up deep-water oil drilling, even after the BP disaster.
20) Defended body scans and pat-downs at airports.
21) Signed the Patriot Act extension into law.
22) Continued Bush's rendition program.
23) Signed the Monsanto Protection Act into law.
....(and many more)...
Very insightful and interesting read on the link below:
http://stpeteforpeace.org/factsheets/obama.html
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