Jack Hunter: Liberals refuse to admit Obama's policies look a lot like Bush's

"In the meantime, the Left has gone completely nuts. Worshipping a president who promised 'change,' liberals continue to ignore the fact that little has. On foreign policy -- the Left's primary gripe against Bush -- Obama's war mentality is remarkably similar to his predecessor. In drawing down in Iraq, Obama has simply transferred the massive U.S. presence from Iraq to Afghanistan. Meanwhile, controversial war on terror-era measures like the Patriot Act, extraordinary rendition, and warrantless wiretapping remain intact. Notes observant liberal Noam Chomsky, 'As Obama came into office, [former Secretary of State] Condoleezza Rice predicted he would follow the policies of Bush's second term, and that is pretty much what happened, apart from a different rhetorical style.'

"During the Bush years, conservatives loved to portray the outspoken antiwar group 'Code Pink' as a perfect example of liberal wackiness. It turns out conservatives were right, but for reasons even they couldn't have imagined, as the same Code Pink that so vehemently denounced Bush's war in Iraq now supports Obama's war in Afghanistan. Writes Antiwar.com's Justin Raimondo: 'Right on time for the somber eighth anniversary of the Afghanistan war and occupation, Code Pink founder and primary spokeswoman Medea Benjamin has announced that her organization -- which made so many headlines and newscasts protesting "Bush's war" -- is now "rethinking" their position on Afghanistan. A piece in the Christian Science Monitor, which Code Pink is now strenuously trying to spin, reports that the famous antiwar group is seriously amending their position after listening to the views of Afghan women.'

"Bush administration officials and conservative talk radio made the case time and again that the U.S. was simply 'liberating' Iraqis from the oppressive hand of Saddam Hussein. At the time, I can't recall antiwar groups ever considering this argument, yet in supporting Obama's war in Afghanistan, Code Pink is now using the logic of Dick Cheney and Sean Hannity to justify American military intervention in the name of human rights."