St. Pete for Peace: Among other things, since taking office Obama has…

Among other things, since taking office Obama has:

– Secretly deployed US special forces to 75 countries
– Promoted offshore drilling, saying it is “not risky”
– Continued Bush’s rendition program
– Started a military offensive in Yemen
– Escalated the war in Afghanistan
– Did a TV commercial promoting “clean coal”
– Increased drone attacks in Pakistan
– Put missiles and troops near the Russian border
– Sent ships and missiles to the waters near Iran
– Increased arms sales to Persian Gulf nations
– Continued the occupation of Iraq, in spite of saying otherwise
– Signed agreement for 7 military bases in Colombia

Here’s a partial history of Obama’s dealings – listed (roughly) chronologically, most recent first:

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