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In reply to the discussion: Tired of Malignant Amnesia Anti-Obama Syndrome [View all]guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)So your complaint about rewritten history has no merit.
I did not accuse the President of complicity in starting the Iraq War, or in the economic meltdown, but he has actually continued to use drones, often killing civilians, for the proclaimed purpose of fighting terror. He has also expanded the wars to Libya and Yemen, with disastrous results in both places. Again, we are told, to fight terror.
He did take prosecution of the Bush Administration and the 1% of Wall Street thieves off the table. All in the name of looking forward.
I disagree with Democrats and Republicans over issues like NAFTA, and GATT, and the proposed TPP, and all trade agreements that free capital at the expense of the workers. And that is what all of these trade deals do, and have done.
Am I wrong to expect the Democratic Party to offer more than GOP-lite when it comes to major issues like endless war, the economy, workers' rights, transparency in government, spending priorities, and many other issues?
And I do not "ignore the entire history of this President", but I do not forget what he has actually done either.