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In reply to the discussion: Seriously, did so many people truly believe that president Obama could change the course.... [View all]leveymg
(36,418 posts)That started in the first few days of his Administration when he said he wouldn't investigate BushCo's many crimes. "Looking forward. . ." He thus made himself and his Administration an accessory after the fact.
The proof of what he is manifests in what he tolerates by not prosecuting and lets continue, like Wall Street's looting of the Treasury with no corresponding conditions being placed on the banks to return capital and jobs to the U.S. that continue to hemorrage offshore.
In terms of national security, he closed down one war only to greatly expand another and set off half a dozen more on a semi-covert level. He continued mass warrantless surveillance and profiling (a violation on the 4th Amendment), reneged on his promise to close Gitmo, and now the latest straw is the Indefinite Detention Act, itself a crime against the Constitution.
Nobody forced him to do any of this. It's just what he is - a smart Wall Street Bank Lawyer and a very conventional National Security Mandarin.