7 Things Democrats Would Have Freaked Out About If Bush Had Done Them
Obama’s national security policy has continued some of the most controversial moves of the Bush administration. Silence from much of the left.
Democrats were overjoyed when George W. Bush left office in January of 2009.
Obama had promised to end Bush’s hawkish foreign policy and the “war on terror’s” detention and interrogation regime.
But in the beginning of his fifth year as president, Obama’s record has been surprisingly similar to his predecessor’s in those areas.
1. Democrats fought George W. Bush’s troop surge in Iraq in 2006.
You would think Democrats would react the same way they did to Bush’s surge policy:
2. American deaths in Afghanistan have skyrocketed since Obama took office.
Actually, the death tolls in Afghanistan under each administration look like this:
3. President Obama’s drones and special operators are working down “kill lists” of suspected terrorists.
Obama even put Anwar al-Awlaki — an American citizen — on such a list.
Al-Awlaki was killed under secret authorization from the justice department in 2011.
In 2011, a teenage American citizen, Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, was taken out in a drone strike without a trial.
If Bush did this, Democrats would literally hyperventilate.
5. In Pakistan alone, the administration has launched more than 300 drone strikes.
Pakistani civilian casualties due to these strikes are as high as 800 according to international estimates.
6. Obama promised to end the Bush-era torture interrogation practices.
But last year the U.N. released three damning reports detailing torture in Afghan facilities under Obama’s security watch.
7. Obama was unable to deliver on his pledge to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, which Bush had also said he would close.
“We may not be so different, you and I.”
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ethanm6 3 months agoFor a truly independent thinker, it is always fun seeing lefties and righties bashing each other and their parties. Both of you are correct! Fuck the Republicans, fuck the Democrats, fuck Dubya, and motherfuck Barry Hussein Obama-lama-ding-dong. Both parties have fucked America into this shithole and then have the absolute stupidity to blame each other. “OMG we inherited such a mess”…. stfu bitch! You didn’t inherit a damn thing! Everyone understood the mess and that’s what the current knucklehead ran on. Republican sheep hate Obama for what they loved Bush for…. Obama loving sheep are in full support of him for doing the same jackass shit they want Bush imprisoned for… what a fuckin’ joke.
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Rico Suave 3 months agoWhat if you like Obama for things like the Affordable Care Act, ending Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, and promoting Immigration Reform while disliking him for things like drones and Guantanamo? I’ll protest his use of drones but I’m still going to vote for him over the guy who would still use drones but also deny people their right to marriage and also somehow give more money to the top 1%. Until there’s no longer a two party system, you have to vote for who most represents your views. Unfortunately, that’s a pipe dream in modern America so you have to work with what you have. I can still dream of my Socialist Utopia though.
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brendanmoore 3 months agoWow. So Obama has only done seven things as president and those seven things completely define him and make him nothing but a blacker version of Bush? Holy crap, I had no idea. This makes everything so clear now. Now we can all hold hands and join together in being worthless pieces of shit since we are all the same according to this article.
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julesa 3 months agoadding trillions to the deficit, executive orders to give feds control of the internet, executive orders to centralize all industry, authorization to reinstate the draft, bailout part 2, troops in syria and mali, more to afg, reauthorization of the patriot act…..i could go on and on and on….but it wouldn’t matter because your the exact same person as those who still love george bush, just the same…………
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rebeccaelizabethb 3 months agoI could care less about this article. I clicked it cause I saw Jenna Marbles and was happy when I saw PhillyD!!!!
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rebeccaelizabethb 3 months ago
It is called a typo. It does happen. I am an informed Republican when it comes to politics that matter to me and my community. Last time I check “BuzzFeed” is not a real news source. I apologize to you both that I hurt you emotionally and intelligently by pointing out a person in the post I follow, the main reason for my comment. I actually agree with much of this article because many arrogant democrats are blind to see President Obama is pulling the same “crap” that former president Bush had pulled but doing it, in my opinion just a bit worse, as this article is stating. I personally believe we have not had a president worthy of having my respect in some time due to the corruption in DC. Also, I could care less can be a correct term; it just depends on how the term is read and taken. So how about you, marvinf, continue to caps lock me to death. I really could care less, but I do not have the time. So now you two can continue to judge me based on a simple typo or you can get your head out of your ass and learn to not take life so seriously. Have a wonderful day you two!
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saviora 3 months ago
Politicians are hypocrites, period, regardless of ideology. Conservatives are particularly hypocrites for decrying the spilling of extra blood when that’s all they were demanding after the twin towers fell. However, what no one is willing to ask, is this: Do we want a military in place, which will ultimately lead to deaths for as long as we have it, or dismantle our military entirely and leave ourselves wide open for even more deaths? Also, does the number 1,405 include suicides? Because I believe that’s the number one cause of death for a soldier in our military at this time. Perhaps we should be addressing that as well, instead of throwing tantrums because the presidency is no longer snow white.
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Stephen Gutowski 3 months agoReally, Dorsey? You gonna start posting gifs of building 7 next or is this stupid conspiracy theory enough for you?
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