Obama Vs Trump: Obama's controversies alongside Trump's accomplishments.
Obama got the Nobel Peace Prize for what exactly?
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Obama:
During his time as president, Obama sanctioned the deployment of 563 drone strikes, resulting in the loss of around 3,797 lives. Notably, within his initial year in office, he endorsed 54 drone strikes specifically in Pakistan. One of the early instances of a CIA drone strike during his administration targeted a funeral, resulting in the unfortunate deaths of up to 41 Pakistani civilians. In the subsequent year, Obama oversaw 128 more CIA drone strikes in Pakistan, leading to the tragic demise of at least 89 civilians. This pattern indicated that merely two years into his presidency, the optimistic "hope" promised during his 2008 campaign was unable to distance itself from the influence of U.S. imperialism.
In 2010 and 2011, the utilization of drones expanded to encompass Somalia and Yemen, yielding even more devastating outcomes. While ostensibly aiming at al-Qaida operatives, President Obama's initial drone strike in Yemen resulted in the fatalities of 55 individuals, including 21 children—10 of whom were below the age of five. Moreover, this strike claimed the lives of 12 women, five of whom were pregnant. These tragic incidents, orchestrated not just by President Obama but also by the U.S. government, are morally condemnable instances of misguided violence.
Even more civilian casualties came out of Afghanistan throughout Barack Obama’s time in office. In 2014, Obama began removing troops currently deployed in the country. However, instead of this action by the president being one in a pursuit of peace and stability in the region, it only acted as an opportunity to drastically increase air warfare. Afghanistan had war rained upon them by U.S. bombardment, with the administration viciously dropping 1,337 weapons on Afghanistan in 2016. In total that year, the Obama administration dropped 26,171 bombs (drone or otherwise) across seven countries: Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Pakistan. The U.S., in cooperation with its allies including the Afghan government, killed 582 civilians on average annually from 2007 to 2016.
The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama has provided Saudi Arabia with an excess of $115 billion in weaponry, along with additional military gear and training. This figure stands as the highest among all administrations within the 71-year U.S.-Saudi alliance, as per a report reviewed by Reuters.
Saudi Arabia is spearheading a coalition of Arab nations in a bombing campaign closing in on two years against the insurgent Houthi militias in Yemen, who took over the capital Sanaa in September 2014. The United States has sent special operations forces to assist the Arab coalition in a grinding war that has seen over 10000 killed, 2.2 million displaced and nearly half a million children on the brink of famine from the ensuing crisis.
During the Obama administration, the United States maintained its global leadership in arms exports, experiencing a 43% surge in sales since President Obama assumed office in 2009. Recent data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) underscores this trend. From 2009 to 2016, the U.S. accounted for nearly 40% of all significant international arms transfers, a figure nearly twice the exports of the second-largest seller, Russia. The Middle East received nearly half of the U.S. exports, while Aude-E Fleurant, the director of SIPRI's Arms and Military Expenditure program, explained that weapons were also sold to nations upgrading their arsenals without any involvement in active conflicts.
The Saudi-led coalition used a precision-guided munition made in the United States in last week’s air strike on a detention centre in Sa’adah, north-western Yemen, which, according to Doctors without Borders, killed at least 80 people and injured over 200, Amnesty International said today. The laser-guided bomb used in the attack, manufactured by US defence company Raytheon, is the latest piece in a wider web of evidence of the use of US-manufactured weapons in incidents that could amount to war crimes.
Among these was the approved sale of $650 million in missiles to Saudi Arabia, also from Raytheon, which Congress greenlit despite motions to block it. In December, the administration stated it “remains committed” to the proposed sales of $23 billion in F-35 aircraft, MQ-9B, and munitions to the UAE — despite strong human rights concerns. Continuing to arm the SLC not only fails to meet the US’s obligations under international law, it also violates US law. The Foreign Assistance Act and Leahy Laws both bar US arms sales and military aid to gross violators of human rights.
Trump was impeached for what reason exactly?
Does someone get impeached on these accounts? If we are talking about impeachments, then the above person has many more such issues that we can write on.
Trump:
Donald Trump put an end to the risky policy of Catch-and-Release. This involved a shift from the previous practice where immigrants were released into the United States while awaiting future hearings, often disappearing without further trace. Instead, under this change, individuals were held in detention until their removal and eventual repatriation to their respective home countries.
Established were three groundbreaking asylum cooperation pacts with Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala. The aim was to counteract asylum-related deceit and relocate undocumented migrants to third-party countries while their asylum requests were being processed. Trump initiated an unprecedented collaboration with Mexico, known as the "Migrant Protection Protocols." This arrangement ensured the secure repatriation of asylum-seekers to Mexico, where they awaited their hearings within the United States.
During Trump's tenure, efforts were made to revamp and simplify the operations of the United Nations (UN), resulting in a reduction of expenses by $1.3 billion. Additionally, key allies such as Japan and the Republic of Korea pledged to enhance their sharing of responsibilities and costs.
Trump achieved several firsts during his presidency. He became the inaugural president to engage in a meeting with a North Korean leader, and he also became the first sitting president to step across the demilitarized zone into North Korea.
Maintained a maximum pressure campaign and enforced tough sanctions on North Korea while negotiating de-nuclearization, the release of American hostages, and the return of the remains of American heroes.
Brokered economic normalization between Serbia and Kosovo, bolstering peace in the Balkans.
Signed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act and ended the United States’ preferential treatment of Hong Kong to hold China accountable for its infringement on the autonomy of Hong Kong.
Brokered historic peace agreements between Israel and Arab-Muslim countries, including the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Sudan.
In addition, the United States negotiated a normalization agreement between Israel and Morocco, and recognized Moroccan Sovereignty over the entire Western Sahara, a position with long standing bipartisan support.
Brokered a deal for Kosovo to normalize ties and establish diplomatic relations with Israel.
Defeated 100 per cent of ISIS’ territorial caliphate in Iraq and Syria.
Freed nearly 8 million civilians from ISIS’ bloodthirsty control, and liberated Mosul, Raqqa, and the final ISIS foothold of Baghuz.
Killed the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and eliminated the world’s top terrorist, Qasem Soleimani.
Created the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) in partnership between the United States and its Gulf partners to combat extremist ideology and threats, and target terrorist financial networks, including over 60 terrorist individuals and entities spanning the globe.
To be continued...