Is Obama a war criminal?

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Some bullet points presented:

10x more air strikes that were done under Bush

Approved 563 drone strikes that killed some 3797 people

One of his first CIA drone strikes killed some 41 Pakistani civilians

His second year Obama led some 128 CIA drone strikes killing 89 civilians

Obama’s first strike on Yemen killed 55 people, including 21 children, 10 of which were under the age of 5, and 12 women, 5 of which were pregnant

In 2016, Obama dropped 2671 bombs across 7 countries

586 civilians on average lost their lives annually from 2007 to 2016.

Double tap strikes on first responders after the initial strikes hit their targets happened with frequency under the Obama administration and is a violation of the Geneva convention, and by definition is a war crime.

Drone strikes conducted during a 5 month long campaign resulted in the deaths of unintended targets 9 out of 10 times.

President Obama used the espionage act more than any other President in the history of the United States, silencing would be opponents.




While Russell softens the blow a bit by focusing on the corporate interests and military industrial complex, which I would agree are those pushing the buttons in Washington, he does hold Obama’s feet to the fire, and with it goes the celebrity status of Obama in my estimation, but are we so blinded by the glitz and glitter in America of public figures and smooth talk that we cannot stand on principles we once claimed to vehemently adhere to under the previous administration before Obama took office.

On a side note, I do find it ironic how perhaps the most vilified of all former Presidents, the one in court battles right now prior to the election, to of course get in his way of running for office, is the one who warned everyone of the deep state and swamp in Washington, and was the only one since Bush who actually didn’t start any new wars, in fact scaled down our involvement.

But regardless of what you think of DJT, back to Obama….

I’d encourage you to watch this piece. Russel does a far better job than I could, and his commentary is as usually on point IMO. Nails it.




But don’t take my word for it. Let me know what you think in the comments below…