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In reply to the discussion: Gawker:Barack Obama’s Bullshit Gay Marriage Announcement (still says its up to each state to decide) [View all]The Magistrate
(96,043 posts)First, since President Obama openly opposed the Iraq war, and brought the U.S. out of it at the earliest practicable schedule once he had power over policy, any attempt to claim he is responsible for atrocities in its course is nonesense, though that you should even make the attempt to do so is instructive, and suggests the level and worth of your argument and political aims are third rate at best.
You cannot get to tens of thousands, let alone hundreds of thousands, of civilian deaths owing to the military actions of the present administration. United Nations figures for years after 2008 rise to slightly over ten thousand civilian deaths in Afghanistan, but attribute less than a quarter of these to U.S. led forces. Indeed, their figures show the proportion of the total civilian casualties which were inflicted by U.S. led forces has been dropping over the past four years.
Do yourself a favor, and drop the false equivalency line. It is drivel.