A campaign trail of broken promises

Promise: Barack Obama promised to end the US occupation of Iraq and get US troops out by the time he became president.

What actually happened: Barack Obama left behind 18,000 State Department personnel to run the garrison fortress in Baghdad (officially an ’embassy’), America’s largest in the world, along with thousands of armed private contractors who protect US corporate interests in the country. US Special Forces continue to be deployed to Iraq to ensure the puppet regime’s full compliance.

Promise: Barack Obama promised to end the decades-long embargo on Cuba when he became president.

What actually happened: Obama Quietly Renews U.S. Embargo on Cuba, September 13th, 2011

Promise: Barack Obama praised the 2008 Supreme Court Boumediene v. Bush decision, which ruled that Gitmo detainees – who had been caged indefinitely without charge or trial – could challenge their detentions in US courts. Further…