Obama not working in Americans’ interest: Former presidential candidate
The Unhived Mind
Obama not working in Americans’ interest: Former presidential candidate
Thu May 29, 2014 9:21PM GMT
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/05/29/364711/obama-not-working-in-americans-interests/
Former US presidential candidate Merlin Lloyd Miller says President Barack Obama is not working in the interest of the American people.
“This whole trend of America declaring itself sort of a dictatorial world power is so wrong and it’s so against the US Constitution,” he told Press TV from Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
The independent film director and writer made the remarks when asked about Obama’s recent speech at West Point, New York.
President Obama said the United States would continue to use military force unilaterally “when our core interests demand it.”
On the Syrian conflict, Obama promised to work with Congress to increase support for the foreign-backed militants.
His announcement came amid reports that Washington plans to start training militants in a secret base in Qatar to attack Syrian government troops and vehicles.
The US president also defended Pentagon’s deadly drone strikes in several countries including Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen.
“When President Obama talks about Americans’ interest, I think he’s really referring to global financial interest, multinational corporate interest, certainly not the interest of the American people and world peace,” Miller said.
“The fact that he gave this speech at West Point and he’s talking about backing Syrian rebels, that is not the American tradition. We’re supposed to mind our own business and let other countries have their own sovereignty,” he added.
“We have to find ways to get the politicians in Washington DC to represent the American people again,” he concluded