Among other things President Obama has accomplished since
becoming president......
- Bragged about his use of drones, I'm "really good at killing people".
- Planned $355 billion for nuclear weapons program.
- Pushed for war on Syria.
- Deployed Special Ops to 134 countries - compared to 60 under Bush.
- Mandated the Insider Threat Program which orders federal employees to report suspicious actions of their colleagues based on behavioral profiling techniques.
- Supported the NSA spying program.
- Launched 20,000 Airstrikes in his first term.
- Signed the NDAA into law - making it legal to assassinate Americans w/o charge or trial.
- Initiated, and personally oversees a 'Secret Kill List'.
- Waged war on Libya without congressional approval.
- Started a covert, drone war in Yemen.
- Escalated the proxy war in Somalia.
- Escalated the CIA drone war in Pakistan.
- Maintained a presence in Iraq even after "ending" the war.
- Sharply escalated the war in Afghanistan.
- Given Bush absolute immunity for everything.
- Sold $30 billion of weapons to the dictatorship in Saudi Arabia.
- Secretly deployed US special forces to 75 countries.
- Signed an agreement for 7 military bases in Colombia.
- Opened a military base in Chile.
- Touted nuclear power, even after the disaster in Japan.
- Opened up deepwater oil drilling, even after the BP disaster.
- Did a TV commercial promoting "clean coal".
- Defended body scans and pat-downs at airports.
- Signed the Patriot Act extension into law.
- Deported a modern-record 1.5 million immigrants.
- Continued Bush's rendition program.
- Signed the Monsanto Protection Act into law.
- Said the U.S. is the "one indispensable nation" in the world.
This from St. Pete's for Peace www.stpeteforpeace.org/
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