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Originally Posted by T@T
Please don't try and paint him as totally positive, While I agree he got left a mess from Bush he also has made mistakes that could end up being so epic he just might go down in history as one of the worst. he got his troops out of action alright but it's now a nightmare because of the way he did it.
- Rise of ISIS is on his watch
- The Iran NUKE deal is a complete joke
- A lot of American's think he's the most anti-American president in history
- He has deteriorated any relationship with Russia and China
- His "tough talk-no action" is now a joke with world leaders
IMO, If the middle east calms down and Israel survives Iran's future bomb threats the best Obama can hope for is a memory similar to Johnson, Taft or even Coolidge as presidential favorites.
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I agree with much of what Jpold just said and for me there's other things that 'the change President' could have done while he had full legislative power in both houses. 1) prosecute the dozens of criminal bankers that caused the financial meltdown because this many years removed from serial wrong doing and untold billions lost in the economy by these people NO ONE has been prosecuted. It's like white collar crime isn't even a thing unless you are a lone wolf like Madoff or someone. For that reason alone Obama will always be perceived as mostly a failure to me and, 2) he failed to direct the justice department to even investigate, let alone prosecute, Bush and Cheney (and numerous others) as the war criminals they are. Another opportunity to lead and change the way Washington is perceived squandered.