Obama is a continuation of most of the Bush policies, both foreign and domestic. Not one policy “change” has been anything more than flimsy and cynical. At bottom, he has moved NOTHING beyond Bush/Cheney.

He’s continuing the “war on terror” in Afghanistan/Pakistan, upping the ante and with the same rationale as Bush/Cheney. No difference. The “policy” in Iraq is exactly where Bush left off. No difference.

Even his executive order on stem cell research, while differing with Bush was exactly the same as McCain’s. In fact, there was nothing significantly different, policy wise between McCain and Obama during the campaign except the simplistic Dem/Repub talking points about taxes. Both ultimately favored bailing out the banksters.

Why would anyone think Obama was against continuing US warring ways? He simply thought that the Iraq war was mis-managed and maybe more force was needed in other parts of the ME. That’s like “do we use a blind fold or leave it off before killling the prisoner?” kind of difference.

The real problem with this Obama is the deep cynicism, playing progressive while acting on the principles of America Corporate Inc.

The right sees Obama for what he is – just read people like David Horowitz. He’s as happy as a pig in shit about Obama’s military swagger.

as i have noted many times, WH staff is mere management; thus, blaming it is like blaming safeway manager for rotten fish it sells from time to time.
it’s the USA, USA, USA or the UNCLE and not any presider. tnx

And exactly what campaign promise is he breaking? His quasi-withdrawal from Iraq campaign rhetoric was always full of equivocations and caveats – enough for any kool-aid free thinker to deduce the US military would be a presence in Iraq for years to come.

Yes indeedy, Mr. Gerber, the neocons won. Obama is fulfilling their wildest dreams and more. It’s amazing how much damage one faux progressive and his band of poser Democrat synchophants can wreak on the world. Maybe Dick Cheney isn’t the only satanic cousin Obama has. Based on his ability to bewitch the public worldwide, I’m betting Reagan, the original king of public bamboozlement, is close kin too.

Iraq may not be Obama’s fault but his willingness to continue the mayhem under the guise of fixing it – along with kicking up the chaos in Afghanistan and Pakistan – makes him as guilty as those whose lies started the war.

That nation has been walled and in many parts (given most who left – millions and do NOT want to return) is just about unhabitable. Obama is not rebuilding Iraq. He’s OCCUPYING it.

You say it is our job t0 fix things after messing them up but also recognize that the goal was the control of oil. So what was messed up? If the latter is the goal, a moral president would get out but you are saying that poor Obama recognizing the immoral goal of oil control will allow that to happen because he has a moral goal to “fix” things that were messed up?

Do you think that just maybe after killing 2 million people over there for the past 18 years, that “we” don’t care about “fixing” things that we messed up? Citing the possible death and chaos that would ensue from breaking away from the immoral goal of oil control is reaching VERY far

It is laudable to see the President sense moral responsibility towards Irak, even though it means breaking a campaign promise. Of course, it also means the neocons won, American has its bridgehead in Arab lands to control supplies of oil, but that is not Obama’s fault. It was a clever 2 way trap from which we cannot extract ourselves.

This is a nation that thrives on perpetual war. Maybe the failed economy will make war even MORE likely.

How many countries has the USA bombed since WW2? Bill Blum gives the list in his books.