Obama’s rebranded war on terror kept drone and special-forces targeting against Muslims

Evidence

In short, Obama intended to continue the war on terror on non-state actors through surveillance as well as drone attacks and the use of Special Operations Forces. … This stood in stark contrast to polls in Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey, where disapproval ranged from 81 to 89 percent. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 507

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Barack Obama authorized killing US citizens abroad via drone without trial — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 508; Obama’s defense guidance explicitly continued the war on terror after bin Laden; Failed counterinsurgency forced Obama back to counterterrorism and drone warfare — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 432 (+13 more)

Broader Connections

• Obama’s defense guidance continued the War on Terror via drones and special forces #corroborates (0.95) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 433
• Obama legitimized and expanded the war on terror, not reversed it #corroborates (0.95)
• Obama’s oratory concealed continued drone strikes and mosque surveillance #corroborates (0.95) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 299
• Obama’s presidency mutated and advanced rather than ended the war on terror #corroborates (0.95) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 329
• Obama’s conciliatory rhetoric masked continued drone and surveillance warfare #corroborates (0.92) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 299
• Obama’s rhetoric masked drone strikes and mosque surveillance. #corroborates (0.92)
• Obama continued the War on Terror with rhetoric rather than swords #corroborates (0.90) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 296
• Failed Iraq and Afghan wars drove Obama toward a rebranded smarter war on terror #expands (0.85)
• Obama’s realist framing masked a continuation of Bush-era imperial warfare #corroborates (0.85) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 501
• The Obama era shifted the war on terror narrative toward homegrown Muslim threat. #expands (0.78)
• Homegrown terrorism panic let Obama continue Bush-era war policies #expands (0.78) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 499
• Obama’s inclusive rhetoric coexisted with surveillance that later licensed Trump’s explicit Islamophobia #expands (0.72)
• Obama’s surveillance state mainstreamed Islamophobia that enabled Trump’s victory #expands (0.72) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 301