> Democrats were loud about surveillance and foreign wars during the Bush years. Then they got quiet once Obama came in and did the same. I don't think so. Pri

> Democrats were loud about surveillance and foreign wars during the Bush years. Then they got quiet once Obama came in and did the same. I don't think so. Privacy activists and progressives have been outraged about the Democratic Party passive acquiescence on surveillance from the beginning (with the exception of a few individuals) - when did the party ever object to surveillance? Democrats in Congress supported the Afghan and Iraq wars under Bush Jr. Obama didn't do the same regarding foreign wars, he pulled the U.S. out of Iraq (implementing a deal negotiated by Bush) and reduced involvement in Afghanistan.