# What can Obama accomplish in his remaining few months?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 10, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-obama-accomplish-in-his-remaining-few-months/771380 "2016-11-10T17:54:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-obama-accomplish-in-his-remaining-few-months/771380/1 "2016-11-10T17:54:34Z")

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With Trump on the way in, all of Obama’s presidential orders are subject to and most likely will be rescinded.

What can he do that will not be immediately countermanded by Trump come January 20th?

Pardons are the big one I can think of.

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**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-obama-accomplish-in-his-remaining-few-months/771380/2 "2016-11-10T19:27:01Z")

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There’s an active campaign (with both ground and air power being used) against ISIS in Iraq, Syria, and Libya. To a lesser extent small ISIS affiliates in Somalia and Afghanistan have also been under attack in recent months. Those operations are pieces of campaigns that are more focused on the bigger insurgent problem in Afghanistan and dealing with Al-Shabbab in Somalia but are still important pieces of the whole. ISIS is not having a good year. Obama absolutely can continue executing his anti-ISIS plan, while making decisions as the situation develops, to not let them off the ropes.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-obama-accomplish-in-his-remaining-few-months/771380/3 "2016-11-10T20:01:06Z")

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Maybe gradually touch up all the gray he’s earned the last eight years.

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**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2016, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-obama-accomplish-in-his-remaining-few-months/771380/4 "2016-11-12T00:08:59Z")

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So it looks like most of his legacy will be dismantled.

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**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-obama-accomplish-in-his-remaining-few-months/771380/5 "2016-11-12T00:14:44Z")

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> [@MikeG](#):
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> So it looks like most of his legacy will be dismantled.

As far as I know, bin Laden is still dead if that makes you feel any better.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-obama-accomplish-in-his-remaining-few-months/771380/6 "2016-11-12T00:24:56Z")

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> [@CarnalK](#):
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> As far as I know, bin Laden is still dead if that makes you feel any better.

That can be fixed with Photoshop.