I thought so, the 30,000 troop withdrawal for Election season, is only half of what he escalated it to (not including the contractor escalation numbers too).
Considering that he ran on getting us out of the Middle East, ain't it comforting to know that those who INVESTED the most MONEY in the last RECORD SETTING Election, are STILL getting their money's worth? Scott *TODAY'S WAR NEWS * ** *Tonight President Obama gives his speech about withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, to kick off his campaign for reelection. The networks are allowing it in prime time-- because their owners, stockholders, and board members are making a fortune from the wars, and realize it is an obvious scam to keep the wars going, a token withdrawal with which to fool a disgruntled public. President Obama would have to withdraw at least 60,000 troops just to get back to the troop strength in Afghanistan when he took office, so anything less will be a dog and pony show intended to divert the attention of the masses. Early in his administration, Obama doubled the size of the occupation there by over 30,000, then last year added another 30,000 in a President Bush-like "surge," increasing the numbers during his presidency from about 32,000 to 99,000 (not counting contractors numbering over 100,000). The reason for this scam is clear, the American people want out (latest polling numbers <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/21/pew-research-record-support-afghanistan-troop-withdrawl_n_881549.html>). Politicians are frightened of the public mood, indicative in a report from /Truthout/ <http://www.truth-out.org/us-mayors-call-end-wars-and-nuclear-weapons/1308677269> this morning titled "US MAYORS CALL FOR END TO WARS AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS." Glenn Greenwald summarizes many of Obama's broken peace promises in his piece this morning <http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2011/06/21/endless_war/index.html> "Today in Endless War." * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *STARVING SENIORS TO HELP THE RICH * ** *As our butt-kissing politicians recommend cutting Social Security and Medicare to balance a budget out of control because of their tax cuts to the rich, profitable corporate wars, Wall Street bailouts and other scams, Senator Bernie Sanders tells us <http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/06/21/sanders-5-million-seniors-face-the-threat-of-hunger/> that 5 million seniors face the threat of hunger. Sanders is one of few among our psychopaths called "senator," to have a conscience, and he often sounds such alarms never relayed to the public by our shameless mass media. Robert Reich just made a video in which he "solves the US economy in two minutes <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/21/robert-reich-solves-economy_n_881479.html>." * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *MURDERING THE MENTALLY SLOW * ** *Milton Mathis, with an IQ in the low 60's, was executed in Texas last night <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/21/milton-mathis-executed-killer_n_881885.html> by Governor Perry, who's now slaughtered 230 people in this manner, popular enough with voters that he keeps getting reelected. In most of the civilized world executions have been outlawed as human rights violations, but even where they are still allowed they are most often banned when applied to children or the mentally slow, since these are not considered to be aware enough of their actions to be found guilty of criminal intent. Perry is thought to be considering a run for the White House, reminiscent of Bill Clinton's execution of a mentally slow Ricky Ray Rector,**with which to appeal to voters**, as Clinton ran for the White House. **After consuming his last meal,**Rector told his guards he wanted to save his pecan pie for later, and helped guide the execution needle into his arm, thinking it was medicine. * ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **The democracy movement in the USA that will be starting its major action on 6 October, has put out a statement in unity with the other democracy movements on the planet and asked that we go with it this morning, following. A similar piece was supposed to run at /al Jazeera/ on Sunday, so we held back on publishing it to give /al Jazeera/ the scoop. But /al Jazeera/ is trying to get into the American market, where they are mostly shut out by the ruling Forces of Greed <http://members.cox.net/libertyuv/FOG.htm>, pushing them toward increasing censorship, as we have noted in recent months. To merge into the American mass media requires that the viewpoint of the ruling Forces of Greed <http://members.cox.net/libertyuv/FOG.htm> be unchallenged, so /al Jazeera/ has been excluded from most cable networks. As we predicted, the entire mass media will censor this action as long as they can, and when it becomes impossible to ignore it, they will turn to attacking the movement and its leaders with lies. This is standard operating procedure for the corporate media in their sycophantic role within the planet's Corporate Empire --Jack ** *OPEN LETTER: THE U.S. OCTOBER 2011 MOVEMENT STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR GLOBAL ALLIES <http://www.october2011.org/node/332> * * * **** *****Written by the October2011.org Movement, a coalition of individuals and organizations seeking to end corporatism and militarism in the United States* **** **** *Inspired by the courageous, nonviolent uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Greece, Spain, and elsewhere, people in the United States have come together to form the October2011 Movement. This fusion of peace, social justice, environmental, student, and immigrant rights organizations is in solidarity with all who seek a peaceful, just, and sustainable future and stands ready to engage in its own campaign of nonviolent resistance beginning in Washington, D.C., this October. We recognize that your revolution is our revolution, that American Empire prevents you from achieving self-determination and economic justice, and that only together can we achieve our shared goals. * *October marks the beginning of the11th year of the U.S. invasion and destruction of Afghanistan. It marks the beginning of yet another federal budget that delivers unlimited funds for war and corporate interests while putting in place an austerity budget for services that meet human and environmental needs. But this October will mark the beginning of something else in the United States --- a moment when we will unite to demand an end to a system that puts profits and warfare over the welfare of people and the environment.* *The response to our call, which is but one week old, has been tremendous. Already more than one thousand have pledged to join this resistance action in Freedom Square and that number is growing rapidly. Leading figures from a wide range of communities have stepped up to join the call. Among them are noted African-American scholar and activist Cornel West; Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC ) President Baldemar Velasquez; Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent and author Chris Hedges; single-payer health-care advocates David Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler; noted environmentalists Derrick Jensen and Harvey Wasserman; and antiwar leader Ret. Col. Ann Wright, along with numerous other prominent peace activists. You can see more of the people who signed up by visiting www.October2011.org <http://www.October2011.org>.* *History is knocking on the door of the United States and its people are ready. As the crises in our communities and around the world grow, so must our response. We can no longer abide the outrageous and growing wealth inequality in this country. We cannot accept a government "of, by, and for" the corporations. We cannot remain silent while our leaders continue to exploit and slaughter people in distant lands or while millions of us have no access to health care. A majority of Americans want the wars to end. We want investment in jobs, education, and environmental protection. We want banks to invest for our future, not for their executives' pocketbooks. We want laws that are just, lawmakers who obey them, and the power to hold them accountable when they do not. For that, we need a judiciary biased toward justice, not the partisan powers and big business interests they serve.* *In the United States the people have little voice in the process of governance, as elected officials and institutions have been corrupted by concentrated corporate interests that have bought and paid for them. The people have no control over their own lives and the direction of their own communities. The brave who speak out for justice are often ignored, harassed, or imprisoned. Unified resistance has become the essential avenue for change.* *Our time has come. We pledge to stand together in nonviolent resistance to corporate greed, government corruption, violence and injustice. We must follow our brave brothers and sisters of the Arab Spring and developing European Summer into an Autumn of an American awakening. With our bodies united in resistance and our voices coalesced into one sustained cry for justice, we can and must Stop the Machine and Create a New World! * *It is very difficult for us to get honest information about democracy movements around the world from the U.S. corporate-controlled media. Please visit our website at www.October2011.org <http://www.October2011.org> and keep us informed of your actions. We have called our action "Stop the Machine! Create a New World!" 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