tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post344558648543032654..comments2024-03-18T12:50:08.098-05:00Comments on Free Association: PrioritiesSheldon Richmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15672237234580563637noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-44613910001561710422013-02-02T10:37:24.116-06:002013-02-02T10:37:24.116-06:00You said..
Hey, no big deal if the U.S. governmen...You said..<br /><br />Hey, no big deal if the U.S. government murders people in other countries.<br />No big deal if it sends people off to be tortured. <br />No big deal if if holds people indefinitely without due process<br /><br />You don't mention any names. The situation was bad enough under Bush..but I figured he was not very smart. I don't know what Obama's excuse is. I guess many who voted for and supported Obama thought things would get better. Instead, Obama seems to have morphed into Bush. <br /><br />Among other things since becoming president, Barack Obama has:<br /><br />Signed the NDAA into law - making it legal to assassinate Americans w/o charge or trial.<br /><br />Initiated, and personally oversees a 'Secret Kill List'.<br /><br />Waged war on Libya without congressional approval.<br /><br />Started a covert, drone war in Yemen.<br /><br />Escalated the proxy war in Somalia.<br /><br />Escalated the CIA drone war in Pakistan.<br /><br />Maintained a presence in Iraq even after "ending" the war.<br /><br />Sharply escalated the war in Afghanistan.<br /><br />Secretly deployed US special forces to 75 countries.<br /><br />Sold $30 billion of weapons to the dictatorship in Saudi Arabia.<br /><br />Signed an agreement for 7 military bases in Colombia.<br /><br />Opened a military base in Chile.<br /><br />Touted nuclear power, even after the disaster in Japan.<br /><br />Opened up deepwater oil drilling, even after the BP disaster.<br /><br />Did a TV commercial promoting "clean coal".<br /><br />Defended body scans and pat-downs at airports.<br /><br />Signed the Patriot Act extension into law.<br /><br />Deported a modern-record 1.5 million immigrants.<br /><br />Continued Bush's rendition program.<br /><br />-- <br /><br /><br />"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the<br />oppressed." --Steve Biko<br /><br />BARBBFnoreply@blogger.com