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In reply to the discussion: Remember when we used to get angry about atrocities committed by our Government? [View all]Martin Eden
(12,859 posts)Which war did he start? Not so sure about the torture, either.
But Obama is definitely responsible for the atrocities of drone strikes, and I am indeed angry. IMO it's illegal, immoral, and is doing more to create anti-US terrorists than to eliminate that threat (so it's just plain stupid along with being illegal and immoral).
He does not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, and should give it back (no kidding).
I don't know if Obama has increased domestic survelliance; we just may be more aware of it now post-Snowden. However, he certainly hasn't stopped it (though I'm not sure how all-powerful any president is against the apparatus of the National Security State). In any event, I want my representatives in Congress and my president to do everything they can to protect my privacy and my civil liberties -- and Obama has failed to do that.
Of course things would likely be much worse under a Republican president, but that should not stop us from holding this Democratic president's feet to the fire!