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==Obama administration==

==Obama administration==

Barack Obama went through an unprecedented 4 Secretaries of Defense in 8 years,<ref>https://www.dodbuzz.com/2014/11/26/is-white-house-micromanagement-scaring-off-likely-defense-secretaries/</ref> and all came away with similar complaints of their advice being ignored and a lack of professionalism and discipline by the White House National Security staff. The Obama years saw major global upheavals in the standards of conduct of a great power, and the return and acceptance of slavery,<ref>http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/georgetown-professor-defends-islam-slavery/comment-page-1/</ref> kidnappings,<ref>http://www.news.va/en/news/africanigeria-christian-girls-kidnapped-and-islami</ref> and beheadings to enforce [[shariah]] law.<ref>https://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2015/257517.htm</ref> Major civil wars instigated by Obama's NSC staff created massive humanitarian refugee,<ref>http://inthesetimes.com/article/18592/new-clinton-emails-expose-collaboration-with-media-on-benghazi-coverag1</ref> migrant, demographic shifts, and cultural clashes globally.<ref>http://foreignpolicy.com/2014/09/09/national-insecurity/</ref>

Barack Obama went through an unprecedented 4 Secretaries of Defense in 8 years,<ref>https://www.dodbuzz.com/2014/11/26/is-white-house-micromanagement-scaring-off-likely-defense-secretaries/</ref> and all came away with similar complaints of their advice being ignored and a lack of professionalism and discipline by the White House National Security staff. The Obama years saw major global upheavals in the standards of conduct of a great power, and the return and acceptance of slavery,<ref>http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/georgetown-professor-defends-islam-slavery/comment-page-1/</ref> kidnappings,<ref>http://www.news.va/en/news/africanigeria-christian-girls-kidnapped-and-islami</ref> and beheadings to enforce [[shariah]] law.<ref>https://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2015/257517.htm</ref> Major civil wars instigated by Obama's NSC staff created massive humanitarian refugee,<ref>http://inthesetimes.com/article/18592/new-clinton-emails-expose-collaboration-with-media-on-benghazi-coverag1</ref> migrant, demographic shifts, and cultural clashes globally.<ref>https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/09/09/national-insecurity/</ref>

It also saw the institution of a presidential "kill list" for persons – including US citizens – deemed Obama's enemies by a surreptitious process that likely violates US constitutional law<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cia-killlist-idUSTRE79475C20111005</ref> and most assuredly violates international law.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/07/07/obamas-new-executive-order-on-drones-means-the-u-s-may-still-violate-international-law/</ref> Having disposed of international agreements, the [[Russia]]n government and others felt obliged to do the same.<ref>https://www.rt.com/news/putin-rt-interview-full-577/</ref>

It also saw the institution of a presidential "kill list" for persons – including US citizens – deemed Obama's enemies by a surreptitious process that likely violates US constitutional law<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cia-killlist-idUSTRE79475C20111005</ref> and most assuredly violates international law.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/07/07/obamas-new-executive-order-on-drones-means-the-u-s-may-still-violate-international-law/</ref> Having disposed of international agreements, the [[Russia]]n government and others felt obliged to do the same.<ref>https://www.rt.com/news/putin-rt-interview-full-577/</ref>

Def. Sec. [[Robert Gates]] told [[NPR]]:<ref>http://www.npr.org/2014/01/11/261711869/transcript-former-defense-secretary-robert-gates-interview-with-npr</ref>

Def. Sec. [[Robert Gates]] told [[NPR]]:<ref>http://www.npr.org/2014/01/11/261711869/transcript-former-defense-secretary-robert-gates-interview-with-npr</ref>