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Originally Posted by TheSquealer
If Obama ever took a strong stance on Terrorism blah blah blah
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Don't let facts get in the way of your hyperbole.
"Obama has ?become the most successful terrorist-hunter in the history of the presidency.? Whereas Bush launched 51 drone strikes against suspected terrorists in Pakistan, for example, Obama has unleashed 372, according to data gathered by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. (The frequency of such strikes has been declining since 2010, however.) According to the same data set, Obama has authorized at least 112 strikes in Yemen and 19 in Somalia. Bush launched one solitary strike in Yemen during his entire presidency.
Obama has also embraced special-operations forces. In fiscal year 2014, U.S. special-operations forces deployed to 133 countries, or roughly 70 percent of the entire world, The Nation reports. General Joseph Votel, the commander of SOCOM, has said, ?The command is at its absolute zenith. And it is indeed a golden age for special operations.? The size of SOCOM has expanded by almost 25 percent since Obama took office, increasing from 55,800 people to 69,700, according to McGraw at SOCOM."
The Obama Anti Terrorism Doctrine