This Is Your Knight in Shining Armor? (Part 2)

Trey Smith

At the highest level Mr. Obama codified, through both continuation of, and failure to prosecute, the worst of the Bush/Cheney administration’s war crimes, domestic crimes, civil intrusions and economic policies. When Mr. Obama entered office he had the opportunity to repudiate these crimes and restore the illusion that America has ever been a civilized nation. America’s global torture prisons have been moved out of sight but not out of fact (link). The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq remain illegal wars of aggression undertaken to boost the fortunes of multi-national oil companies and the slaughter-for-profit military industry. The war in Afghanistan has been expanded under Mr. Obama and the war in Iraq was only ended against his wishes by Bush era treaties. And U.S. foreign policy remains the preeminent force of repression and unjust order overseas.
~ from Meet Barack Obama by Rob Urie ~

In many ways, it's hard to tell that George Bush ever left office! The same Secretary of Defense (Robert Gates) remains in place and the Obama cabinet is filled with the same kinds of mucks that served under Bush. About the best one could say is that foreign policy under Obama is consistent with that of his predecessor and that's being charitable. One could EASILY make the argument that Obama's foreign policy is even MORE morally bankrupt than Dubya's ever was.

Previous parts of this miniseries: Part 1