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> You really think that he's pulling the strings?

I have absolutely no idea. How could I, if everything is kept in secret?

What I can do, is asking Obama, if he likes what he is doing. If his daughters like what he is doing. If he still believes in "change". If he wants to appear in history books in a row with Bush jr., McCarthy and Soviet leaders. I don't expect answers from Obama, but I can say, that I would not like it, if I were him.

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You said it all in your last sentence. You could not ever be him. You're a normal human being. Presidents, regardless of country of origin, don't have that prerequisite. Actually it's a bonus point if they don't have it.

The history books will find a way to portray him in a good light. As history books have taught us.

Of course he is a normal human being. He might live an extreme life, but this does not make him an exemplar of a different species.

History books tend to be very diverse, depending on where they come from, but they also tend to align more and more as centuries are passing by.

History books do not portray all leaders, even American leaders, in a favorable light. A perusal of history books will come up with quite a number of people portrayed very poorly indeed. A glaring example: Nixon.

When I talk about history, I don't mean about 50-60 years back. If 20-30(or more) years from now a new kind of government emerges and thinks for some reason, that Nixon being a hero serves its purpose, then he will become a hero.

This is being done for thousands of years. Actually it's one of the first things you learn in history class.

But if you have terrorism in collective consciousness then you can end as savior of your nation? I just hope normal Americans are not so stupid to buy that shit anymore. Anyway, this is final test for You as nation.

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