[Peace-discuss] Who's he working for?

[Laurie Solomon]

I think we already know the answer to that one; but a better and more accurate way of stating the question might be “Who isn’t he working for?”  The answer to the newly restated question is “not us”.  I am afraid that Obama is working for Obama first and foremost – opportunistically supporting whatever at the moment looks like it will be best for Obama and his future interests – political and economical.

From: C. G. Estabrook 
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 8:43 AM
To: Peace-discuss 
Subject: [Peace-discuss] Who's he working for?

    Obama to Renege on Afghan Drawdown
"The Obama administration has decided to begin publicly walking away from what it once touted as key deadlines in the war in Afghanistan in an effort to de-emphasize President Barack Obama's pledge that he'd begin withdrawing U.S. forces in July 2011, administration and military officials have told McClatchy." This report indicates not only that the "surge" failed militarily, but that the political policy in which it was embedded - that troops would be withdrawn whether the surge succeeded or not - has also failed...
<http://www.truth-out.org/mcclatchy-obama-renege-afghan-drawdown64998 <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=57iiPxQLT9k6fMEvHvQpN9eiq389iYMq>

   Obama reportedly agrees to allow rich bigger tax cut than middle class
    By John Byrne
    Thursday, November 11th, 2010
David Axelrod, the senior adviser to President Barack Obama, says that the White House has conceded to Republicans in giving into tax cuts for the wealthy, a legacy of a Bush-era policy to reduce federal taxes for various income classes. He doesn't, however, say that the rich should enjoy the tax cuts forever, but the decision to agree to a temporary extension of the cuts may be a moot point, because it likely will simply push the issue to a future presidential term...

<http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/white-house-agree-bush-tax-cuts-rich/?utm_source=Raw+Story+Daily+Update&utm_campaign=aee3380bbb-Nov11Newsletter11_11_2010&utm_medium=email>




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