Obama’s presidency mutated and advanced rather than ended the war on terror

Evidence

His presidency began with much optimism and concluded with the bitter realization that Obama did not put an end to the war on terror launched by his predecessor, but mutated, modernized, and marched it forward. With a fresh new face, rhetorical smoke signals, and the pacifying effect afforded by his racial identity and strategic deployment of progressive ideas and language, the war on terror was craftily pushed forward for another eight years under the Obama administration, and Islamophobia swelled right alongside of it. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 329

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to Rana’s account of the apparatus being reproduced under different administrations, and to Selod’s surveillance work. — connects to: Homegrown terrorism panic let Obama continue Bush-era war policies — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 499; Failed counterinsurgency forced Obama back to counterterrorism and drone warfare — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 432; The War on Terror mutated differently in each host country — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 161 (+17 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 329

Broader Connections

• Obama continued and expanded Bush’s imperial wars despite softer rhetoric #corroborates (0.85) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 579
• Obama continued the War on Terror through rhetorical seduction. #corroborates (0.80)
• Obama extended and codified Bush’s counterterrorism powers over US citizens #corroborates (0.80) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 581
• Homegrown terrorism panic let Obama continue Bush-era war policies #corroborates (0.75) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 499
• Obama’s defense guidance continued the War on Terror via drones and special forces #corroborates (0.75) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 433
• Failed counterinsurgency forced Obama back to counterterrorism and drone warfare #corroborates (0.70) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 432
• Obama’s rhetoric masked drone strikes and mosque surveillance. #corroborates (0.70)
• The War on Terror mutated differently in each host country #expands (0.65) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 161
• Muslim surveillance thrived under the Obama administration #corroborates (0.65)
• Obama revived the al-Qaeda threat despite its near-extinction to salvage failing counterinsurgency #corroborates (0.60) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 584
• Obama’s counter-radicalization strategy turned Muslim communities into informants #corroborates (0.60) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 582
• The War on Terror was ideologically framed as a civilizational clash #expands (0.55)