• Crackhappy@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m still disappointed in Obama for so many things, but dear lord he was miles ahead of Trump or Biden in thoughtful leadership.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, always really nice and thoughtful words of him. His actions on the other hand show, that he has not the slightest (!) problem with civilian casualties if his military targets are achieved too:

      https://www.cfr.org/blog/obamas-final-drone-strike-data

      As he reportedly told senior aides in 2011: “Turns out I’m really good at killing people. Didn’t know that was gonna be a strong suit of mine.”

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        1 year ago

        Im not saying he didn’t do wrong, but I think it’s probably unfair to say he didn’t have the “slightest problem” with civilian casualties. It seems likely to me that those were difficult choices for him to make.

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          He killed more people than bush in spite of “ending” the war on terror. He ordered targeted killings of American citizens without trial, including a seventeen year old. He’s a monster.