Trump takes out nuke facilities, Dems want to take out Trump: but Obama did what?

As soon as President Donald Trump does something strong that the left doesn't agree with, the Democrat idiots in office want to impeach him. Meanwhile, former President Barack Hussein Obama pretty much had carte blanche when it came for the US to use its military might and the left was totally okay with it. So something tells me Democrats are some of the worst hypocrites in the history of mankind. 

Hyperbole? I don't think so.

As president, Obama authorized a number of military actions and counterterrorism operations. I have listed an overview of key attacks and ops he ordered when he was busy dividing the nation racially.

First, Obama dramatically expanded the use of drone strikes against suspected terrorists, mainly targeting al-Qaeda, the Taliban and eventually ISIS affiliates.

Secondly, he ordered literally hundreds of targeted strikes against militants in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, killing key al-Qaeda and Taliban people such as Baitullah Mehsud, in 2009. Conservative estimates believe 2,500 to 4,000 people were killed, including civilians.

Thirdly, in Yemen, strikes were launched targeting al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which include the 2011 elimination of Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S. citizen and AQAP honcho.

Next, in Somalia, drones struck al-Shabaab scumcrumpets, and operations increased after the 2011 famine and piracy threats. Of course, these strikes were controversial because they involved civilian casualties.

Operation Neptune Spear, aka the Bin Laden Raid, went down on May 2, 2011 and was ordered by Obama. The U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six raided Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, resulting in bin Laden's death and a huge success in the fight against Islamic terrorism.

Then Obama, in 2011, authorized U.S. participation in NATO-led airstrikes to enforce a UN-mandated no-fly zone during the Libyan Civil War. Operation Odyssey Dawn targeted Muammar Gaddafi's forces in order to protect civilians. This eventually led to Gaddafi's overthrow. The U.S. conducted airstrikes along with logistical support.

Operation Observant Compass, between 2011 to 2017, sent about 100 U.S. military advisors to assist African troops in fighting the Lord's Resistance Army [LRA] in Central Africa. The main target was their leader, Joseph Kony, and while no direct combat was authorized, U.S. forces provided intelligence and support.

Between 2014 and 2017, the Obama administration conducted a military campaign against ISIS. In Operation Inherent Resolve [2014] the U.S. conducted airstrikes in Syria and Iraq, targeting ISIS strongholds, and also to protect Yazidis in Sinjar [where I throw a quarter into whenever I use bad language] and our personnel in Erbil. We also conducted a special operation in 2015 in Syria that killed ISIS leader Abu Sayyaf. By 2017, we flew thousands of airstrikes and significantly weakened ISIS's control.

Going back to 2009, Obama ordered an additional 30,000 boots on the ground to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban. Our presence at that time was around 100,000. 

Now let us be clear; I supported Obama's moves against terrorism and their leaders. But there is that double standard when it comes to President Trump. 

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Obama's ordered strikes had a significant number of civilian casualties and even sparked debate among human rights groups. Trump's ordered attack on nuclear sites did not result in civilian casualties and was not a declaration of war, like AOC and her idiot friends accuse Trump of unconstitutionally circumventing Congress.

Obama's actions were significantly closer to war than Trump's by a country mile, but he was the untouchable Obama.

Hypocrisy much?

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