In a classic politician move, Obama implements Bush administration war policy, re-arranges forces for a long-term occupation strategy, doesn’t fix the humanitarian nightmare that US policy had a large hand in creating, and declares “Mission Accomplished!”

Says Jeremy Scahill in a Democracy Now interview:

[The US Embassy in Iraq is] the largest embassy of any country in the history of civilization. I mean, it’s a city unto itself. And it necessitates, Hillary Clinton believes, between 6,000 and 7,000 private security operatives…

There are also—the State Department also has plans to remake some US bases into what they call “enduring presence posts,” EPPs. And so, you’ll have these outposts around the country that are essentially—what is essentially unfolding here is a downsized and rebranded occupation, Obama-style, that is going to necessitate a surge in private forces. The State Department is asking for MRAP vehicles, armored vehicles, for Black Hawk helicopters and for these paramilitary forces. So, yes, you can say that officially combat has ended, but in reality you’re continuing it through the back door by bringing in these paramilitary forces and classifying them as diplomatic security, which was Bush’s game from the very beginning.

See the full interview at Little Alex in Wonderland.

This is believable “Change” from the newest star of the ruling class.

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