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But in the beginning of his fifth year as president, Obama's record has been surprisingly similar to his predecessor's in those areas.
Image by Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
1. Democrats fought George W. Bush’s troop surge in Iraq in 2006.
Image by Hans Deryk / Reuters
Obama copied it in Afghanistan in 2009.
Image by Charles Dharapak / AP
You would think Democrats would react the same way they did to Bush's surge policy:
Via: iced-gif
But they were really more like:
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2. American deaths in Afghanistan have skyrocketed since Obama took office.
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Actually, the death tolls in Afghanistan under each administration look like this:
So you would think Democrats would react like this:
Via: sleepinbeaute
But they are much more like this.
Via: sleepinbeaute
3. President Obama's drones and special operators are working down "kill lists" of suspected terrorists.
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Obama even put Anwar al-Awlaki — an American citizen — on such a list.
Al-Awlaki was killed under secret authorization from the justice department in 2011.
Source: tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com
If Bush did this, the Democrats would be all like:
Via: brittanygracex
But now they are more like:
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4. Drone attacks have risen sharply under Obama.
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In 2011, a teenage American citizen, Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, was taken out in a drone strike without a trial.
Via: cdn.theatlantic.com
If Bush did this, Democrats would literally hyperventilate.
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But with Obama they are more like:
Via: deartrolls
5. In Pakistan alone, the administration has launched more than 300 drone strikes.
Via: thenewstribe.com
Pakistani civilian casualties due to these strikes are as high as 800 according to international estimates.
Image by AFP / Getty Images
So the Democrats should be like:
Via: brittanygracex
But they are a lot more like:
Via: brittanygracex
6. Obama promised to end the Bush-era torture interrogation practices.
Image by Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
But last year the U.N. released three damning reports detailing torture in Afghan facilities under Obama's security watch.
Image by Andrew Burton / Reuters
When Bush did this, Democrats were like:
Via: deartrolls
Now:
Via: deartrolls
7. Obama was unable to deliver on his pledge to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, which Bush had also said he would close.
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When Bush did this, Democrats were all like:
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And...
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8. And...
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But now they are much more like:
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"We may not be so different, you and I."
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