The peace movement pulls punches for Obama

I don't think there's any denying that the left-wing peace activist section of the liberal peanut gallery in America has muted its core values to "be nice" to President Obama. It goes to show that most of the peace activists in America are not really peace activists in a Quaker sort of way, but just another political pressure group.

When George W. Bush was president, we all remember the high profile demonstrations from faux "peace activists", calling the president the "No. 1 terrorist", a war criminal and similar over-the-top names.

Yet, when Obama fundamentally continues the aggressive anti-terror policies of Bush (drones, double-tap justice, etc.) and expands American involvement by attacking Libya, the peace movement in America gets all lap-doggy, theoretical and abstract, rather than taking to the streets, protesting and calling him the "No. 1 terrorist".

After the assassination of Osama bin Laden by President Obama, it's almost funny to hear the peace community trip over themselves to take it so soft on Obama.

This story rounds up the usual suspects. Notice how docile they all appear.

-- "On the phone from Chicago, Kathy Kelly, co-coordinator of the peace group Voices for Creative Nonviolence (VCNV), paused and breathed deeply before answering the question about her initial thoughts on bin Laden's death. After a few reflective moments, she said she wondered if his death, "will signal the end of warfare in Afghanistan."

-- "The death of bin Laden provides a time for closure on 9/11 [but] complete closure will require an end to the war on terror. Obama has an opportunity to re-think US foreign policy now," wrote (Kevin) Zeese (director of ComeHomeAmerica.US) in an email."

How nice. I suspect that there are some real peace activists out there who don't give Obama a pass and are as consistent in their criticism of Obama as they were of Bush. But I'm not seeing them anywhere. Are you?