Empire classic or empire lite?

[Msgrv32]

Iraq will never become Somalia, making the argument that it will is very silly.

Silly!

[Adamgreen2]

@Msgrv32 Iraq is already comparable to Somalia, we cannot create change in either Iraq, Afghanistan or Somalia until we truly understand the problem. Its not terrorism, terrorism is simply reactionary to social stratification inherent in these countries. However i feel this more likely reflects on the Roman occupation of Gaul.

[apocolypse11]

Fuck Aipac

[inthebluescrossroad]

way to burst my obama bubble hahaha, it was good while it lasted...

[ap03at]

Pullling out of Iraq is the right thing to do. But if the US pulls out fast and Iraq collapses into a failed state like Somalia, Islamic civil war and extremism will pioson the middle East.

Afghanistan is already falling apart, and to stabilise the country terrorists havens in pakistan must be wiped out.

Obama is being practical. He didnt start these war but he knows that if he ends them irresponsibly the US and many other countries will pay dearly.

He has to clean up the mess not walk away.

[HughieGphiladelphia]

Man. I wish Ralph Nader, Mike Gravel, and Dennis Kucinich were the ones running this country because if that was so... then the PEOPLE would be running this country~

TRUTH!

[warcraft1920]

This guys a fucking retard. Obama never said he was anti-war. He said the Iraq war was wrong. This guy wants Obama to appoint people who voted against the Iraq war? Jesus Obamas staff would be empty.

[marfitz2434]

This guy says that as long as we keep any amount of troops in Iraq that says those troops are still in charge. Does that mean the US is in charge of Germany and Japan? This clip drips with shallow propaganda.

[mkfk1]

The US have tons of influences in those 2 countires... Japan and germany sink alot of reserves on US asserts. They also support US occupations of Iraq and future war even thoug their people does not support it.

[lidixmang]

Your assessment of the Obama administration is highly accurate. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and research with the world. I hope the people who carelessly threw in all of their 'hope' will scrutinize their future leaders next time. Oh well, they have 4 years to learn about it.

[aquaphotoboy]

I couldnt agree more with you.

[Kane9378]

lol you talk funny

[argyle684]

Thanks for making this video. :)

[batgirl791]

The only change will be broader war, more economic turmoil, higher taxes, more fascist/socialist agendas, bigger police state...

[warcraft1920]

Your an idiot facist and socialist are on two diffrent sides of the spectrum. Thats like me sayings your a tolorant racist.

[batgirl791]

you should be looking at a spectrum of anarchy (no govt) to monarchy/oligarchy (total govt control). fascist and socialist require total govt control. Our republic is/was set up to protect the 49% from the 51% (democracy). There are many videos/books on the subject. A democracy/socialism is the worst form of govt, because the many (51%) can dictate what the few (49%) can do & that's why I equate fascim and socialism in which individual freedoms don't exist. Capiche?

[oliversinhell]

Face it people , if elections changed anything , they wouldn't hold them .

[Jesusoceanside]

its say if elections made a difference they would make it illegal

[IWantDemocracyNow]

emma goldman, famous anarchist

[Beadbud5000]

Nader said it wouldn't be easy@!!!!!

[sachi22]

Awesome Vid! I am donating today! keep up the good journalism.

[nelsonoso]

pepe, not might be a lil prob, but a huge problem!!

[blackiron60]

Obama's honeymoon is going to be shortlived indeed, perhaps its already over.

[sploogersmoof]

obama isnt trying to be a radical departure from the old, hes trying to create a diverse cabinet.

i never thought obama was going to represent some sort of radical change in u.s foreign policy itself, just radical change from bush's foreign policy. wich was basically bombing everything.

[MarquisdeBarrabas]

Where's the "diversity" in his cabinet?

[sploogersmoof]

hes got a number of people from different sides of the political spectrum working for him.

hes not trying to be liberal or conservative, hes trying to be moderate. which is what his picks are, for the most part.

[MarquisdeBarrabas]

"he's got a number of people from different sides of the political spectrum"

Does he now? Richardson, Clinton, Biden, Gates - what a true intellectual rainbow!

[sploogersmoof]

what do you want? a fascist and a anarchist?

[MarquisdeBarrabas]

Less establishment globalists and more true progressives.

Too much to ask from a guy who promised change?

[sploogersmoof]

it doesn't take a genius to realize obama never was a true departure from anything. i was expecting him to pick these people.

but given the circumstances, i would prefer him to mcidiot any day.

[MarquisdeBarrabas]

"it doesn't take a genius to realize obama never was a true departure from anything."

Well that's not what we heard from O. Was he lying, perhaps - was he misrepresenting himself?

And will real progressives EVER vote Democrat again if he fails to own up to his words?

[sploogersmoof]

he is a politician, his job is to get elected first and foremost. after that they are free to do whatever they want. does obama have good intentions? it seems so. but this is america, a nation were idealism is meaningless next to corporate influence. a president by himself holds no power, congress on the other hand, does. it doesnt matter how progressive he himself is, it matters what congress does.

[random0815]

people basically have to hope for the king to be just, maybe obama is trying to play it kennedy style, being a kind of lion tamer, keeping the hawks in line

whatever his motives are he has little alternatives, if he picked a real liberal team he d have all these hawks outside recovering and building up for 2012 paired with an electorate looking for someone to blame for the coming economic hardships

[lightleague]

Great commentary.

[greatbroad]

Trojan Horse

The country is so far gone, truth is seen as treason; lies are clung to, repeated until a truthiness is achieved.

[FattKidd]

It's all a bunch of horseshit if you ask me. Obama will go down in 2012. He will not be able to win reelection if he does not follow through on his promises. People will not stand for another 4 yrs of lip service from the Democrats. It's time to put up or fall to the wastebin of history as yet another failed political party. The Greens, Libertarians & Independants need to join forces in 2012 and field one, unified candidate based on their common beliefs & with the goal of winning the presidency.

[abarzilai664]

LOL that's highly unlikely. When that year rolls around you'll blow off the dust from those Obama signs and start campaigning for him once again. why you ask, two words: Sarah Palin.

[FattKidd]

LOL! God help us (protect us from your most ardent of followers!)!!!

[McOath]

lol! right on!

[mushroomagicman]

"Obama is so popular that 52 percent of Republicans approve of his Cabinet choices,"

(scource BBC News Dec 4)

The Whole World was ready to forgive America IF SHE CHANGED, but no. It's the same old shit. Same old beligerance.

There may be trouble ahead!

[sploogersmoof]

what were you expecting? the guy to be some sort of pacifist?

granted, i can already tell he will probably be far better then bush. but the assumption that this guy was going to transform u.s policy abroad is insane.

[teemuruskeepaa]

You fail to notice at all the ruling class and the authorities, the rich old white men of AngloSaxon heritage. They invent, impose and administer the smallest details and the most common ways of living in your life and have done so since the British empire. There is no more important explanation for how and why this society and it's problems are. They have true power, and you believe its all just a harmless tradition. You are all wrong and blind.

[MartyrOfTruth]

Obaaaaama = puppet for the sheople to follow.

[teemuruskeepaa]

If you want real conflict in public with the ruling class and the authorities, the rich old white men of AngloSaxon heritage, vote for Teemu Ruskeepää.

[MartyrOfTruth]

LOL you're funny dude

[teemuruskeepaa]

LOL

[BrendaB52]

We are gonna have to keep a close eye on this guy

[American1stN4most]

You got that right.

[allroyalsRturds]

It's not like we had a real choice....let's hard this guys feet to the fire and stay ever vigilant

[allroyalsRturds]

Hold* his feet to the fire that is

[HighPreistofAtheism]

Fooled again.....baaaaa, baaaaa

when are you turds gonna wake up ?

[morelshaman]

Shall we impeach O before he even TAKES office.

He is no less a Machiavellian than any Bush or Reagen or Clinton or Hitler or Stalin.

Our 2008 Election was a fraud.

[stonereflex]

well lets give him half a chance first, he hasnt really done anything yet. Im not entirely sure hes that 'in the know'(quite possibly been lied to about future plans), so if he has any morals at all, and starts learning, he may just pull a JFK. Or maybe im just a wishfull thinker and hes amazing at acting sincere.

[FedMustDie]

Hmmmmm

[FREEW0RLD2012]

Clinton(Bill AND Hill)=Bush=McCain=Obama=et al. They are ALL the SAME.Even before them.Bush Sr,Raygun,all the same.All the SAME!

[ShiekYerbooty]

? you must be joking

[TheAllMightyPen]

It seemed like to me that they had Chomsky on here twice a week licking Obama's balls.

[FREEW0RLD2012]

Chomsky.That piece of sh*t phucking GATEKEEPER!

[stonereflex]

well who coulda predicted his views? Its chomsky, why not have him on... BUT i agree, he has been slipping lately... quite a bit actually. I dont think he knows how to use the internet for research really, or it doesnt seem like it! Or maybe just dosnt care that much anymore...who knows, he got left in the dust either way. He couldnt even figure out 9/11, he just has a philisophical argument of why he thinks it highly unlikely.. thats BS chomsky, what happened to research?

[TheAllMightyPen]

there was no need for prediction

He has always threatened Iran

He threatened Russia During the Georgian conflict

He threatened Pakistan

He voted for FISA

He voted for the Bailouts

He has always maintained that we will maintain a " presence " in Iraq

He even changed his " Universal " healthcare rhetoric to " affordable " healthcare

There was no need for predictions, Chomsky knew what he was doing.

[stonereflex]

"Chomsky knew what he was doing."

that may be true, but WE didnt know what chomsky was doing.lol But now we do, and i admit, it seems more and more likely that hes but a mere puppet in the hands of elite academia.

When i was into him, i hadnt done too much research into the way society was run; now with the knowledge ive learned over the past few years i think i might have a different view on his work.

[random0815]

huh? chomsky is on the spot in this situation, its again the old case of the people not really knowing what they are voting for, the case he used to invoke: people assuming bush supporting kyoto, in this case its assuming obama opposes the war

even if he was a puppet of some kind (evidence??) - ignore him, his arguments are self-evident and proven every day

[callelacima]

Where the F was this kind of constructive criticism and hard-question-asking reporting during the campaign?!? dammit Real News u need to get ur shit together, all your poorly disguised obamalovin reports during the campaign would've made one think that obama was 'the answer'... and now that its too late u decide to do some actual reporting?, well thanks a lot. Im no mccain supporter either but more healthy criticism of saint obama would've given 3rd parties friendlier ears. I donated 4 this?!

[stonereflex]

OK LOOK PEOPLE. I do not repressent or have any stake in The Real News but ill tell you its not their fault. Obama was arguably slightly better than mccain. You really think there'd be a big difference in policy and staff if it was mccain right now? hes just a poorer actor, even publicly said/slipped out his aspirations to be dictator.

[callelacima]

of course obama was slighltly better but thats no excuse not to put him under the microscope and examine how much of his rhetoric was just fluff.., I said 'now that its too late' bc I mean its too late for anyone to hear out the third parties and independent views. and i never said anything would be better or different if mccain had won. Im only upset RN went along with the blind assumption that saint obama actually meant 'Change'. It was unfair and very biased, two things RN should never be./

[stonereflex]

in that case, you have a point. :)

[DelinquentFaith]

Never has a powerful civilization resisted the temptation of empire, either lite or classic. I doubt the USA will be the first, so stop dreaming.

[daniel987878]

Obama = empire MAX.

[danoking69]

TRUTH!! SHARE!! EXPOSE!

[erikarabin8924]

Tough shit, Ill say it obamaniacs.

I told you so.

[ShiekYerbooty]

Hey Real News....why the hell weren't you telling us about this kind of stuff BEFORE we elected another banker puppet. Ya'll were kissing Obama's ass.

[American1stN4most]

Hey Ozombies.....we told you so.

[Ozombie08]

Yea, this friggin sucks, I thought Obama would be different, I guess it's time for a revolution .

[Struckgold]

Hey DaBig(dumb bastard)Mouth you're exactly the kinda guy who gets sent to Iraq, gets his legs blown off, goes back to the US and ten years later suddenly understands that you too were duped by the so called 'elites'. Don't be a dumb bastard.

[GordonWalton]

How about that change! Sigh!

[Damienm7]

the real news will always be my news ! keep it up guys . what sad they are still alot of americans glued to CNN,FOX,MSNBC... the Zionist are smart at what they do, giving the ppl NOBAMA to reassure the public they will be change when all OBAMA going to do is lead the sheeps to the death camps . sorry to say but most americans will always be idiots in my book the answers are in front of their eyes but many americans say the truth is scary and look away .

fucking idiots man !!!!!

[PersonalJesus348]

Get your marching boots ready. Its gonna be a long one.

[SlaveStorm]

They are probably all Catholics and masons. It's empire classic, the last empire lite was JFK and look where that got him. You don't cut the black pope out, he cuts you out.

We're all just field slaves, free range debt slaves. We can move from one farm to another if your papers are in order. We never get invited to dine with the owners though.

We don't even get to hear their names, we just see their front men like Rothschild, Putin and Rockefeller.

We get fed lies in the form of a movie.

[t4705mb6]

I talk about all this to people in the midwest....naming names...dates....places....FAC­TS.

99% of the people I talk to just glaze over. They look like the Stepford wives.

They have NO idea about ANY of the facts. None.

They start to drool and say words like, "uh", "ummmm" & "huh?".

AHHH! BUT...then they start telling me about the REAL "facts"....from FOX "news"!

Foolish foolish worthless eaters.

Now, off to the slaughterhouse with you! Hurry!

[Muleskinner1776]

Obama is not just fucking us,hes' also fucking himself. he is going to push us to revoluion.This is not a joke,it is a fact.I hope the rest of you get yer shit together while theres still time,maybe I'll see ya on the battle field,I'll be the one leading the charge.alone if I have to...

[sexlooksex]

You won't be alone my friend

[dravenkorben]

behold the man who sold his soul and his daughters soul's to evil.Barack i pity you

[WOLF333999]

Another good video, Pepe.

[LILUCKSMO80]

Obama foreign policy is a joke no change the jewusa will never change anything cause they love sucking on a dirty jew!!obama is a House Negro!!!nothing more

[ConspiracyoftheRich]

oops spelling.....

Anyways thanks real news for all the effort. It must get fustrating sometimes (read some of the comments posted!) but keep it coming.

A much appreciated and desperatly needed service.

[ConspiracyoftheRich]

1 party system = tyrany

2 party system = ....freedom!???

[malshihabi]

excellent analysis, except for one point: when you say "Sunni guerrilla groups" you are repeating the corporate media terminology that distorts viewer's understanding of Iraqi National Resistance identity. Iraqi National Resistance neither identifies itself as Sunni nor it acts as Sunnis. They do tab into the Islamic literature to support there stand against occupation forces and their local agents.

finally, What gives whoever his identity is what he doe's over what he says.

thank you.

[faszika]

he soudns like maurrice chaves in gta vice city

[pedroquintero]

where fucked, whoever voted obama, thanks dumbasses.

[MuslimGhost]

Yeah, because McCain/Palin was soo much better.. dumbass

[dravenkorben]

ron paul,the guy who tells the truth doesn't have media atention,again,media makes presidents...oh and oprah too

[Ve3tah417]

You mean Mike Gravel right...

[MuslimGhost]

Ron Paul chose not to run on the independant ticket, which was a stupid decision. In any case the voting is rigged, it was going to be one of the two new/jew world order candidates who got in the door from the beginning. People only have the illusion of democracy.

[pedroquintero]

You could have voted for the constitutional champion Ron Paul in the primaries... dumbass.

[MuslimGhost]

Ron Paul withdrew his candidacy you dumbass. And the republican primaries were rigged... idiot.

[a911911]

REAL NEWS-Good Journalism-sincerely TROY/a911911.

[pillarofskulls]

Real News: Where I go to for Islamic propaganda!!

[WhoRonPaul]

pillarofskulls- keep your friends close and your enemies even closer- that said, stay informed is my policy.

[MuslimGhost]

Cry more jew boy

[stonereflex]

"the buck will stop with me" lol it sure will. The us buck.....the us dollar that is.

[daindigokid]

Oh sh*t! You're hilarious my friend.

[josiahdallas]

Pedro escobar was on Obama's sack the entire election and now he wants to turn around and talk crap about him.

Not only is Pedro dumb but unloyal

[abarzilai664]

He did sowewhat support him to avoid McCain, unlike all the others who drank the "Kool Aid" and became Obama yes-men-Taylor Marsh and Markus Moulitas comes to mind-Pepe maintained his distance and gave Obama a wait and see aproach if he is the liberal that everyone said he is. But now after seeing who he picked for Foreign Policy and the economy he saw Obama for what he is and came back to Earth. So he earned the right to "talk crap about" Obama because he never 100% for him.

[jblive1985]

end islam

[sugarpuddin88]

Gimme a Break!

Obama

There will be NO CHANGE under Obama

He is afraid of confrontation

And he hires a collection of people of complete & utter contrary consensus

[poop121]

To expect real change from either of the two parties, on a national level, is absurd and naive. It shows a poor grasp of history.

[sugarpuddin88]

poop

Right on!

It's the same as it ever was! Same as it ever was!

[abilityoflove]

Everything is an illusion and life is only a dream. Dream responsibly...