For those who did not do their homework on Obama and voted for him, the truth is about to be revealed. He has been working with the Republicans to attack Iran. His appointment of millionaire Rahm Emanuel as chief of staff, a pro-war congressperson, is the first obvious act of this pro-war president.

The sordid details on war escalation against Iran are on the World Socialist Website, 11/6/08 at
"Obama advisers discuss preparations for war on Iran" by Peter Symonds
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/nov2008/iran-n06.shtml

And Rahm Emanuel's reactionary history is described on the World Socialist Website of 11/6/08 at:
"Class divisions begin to emerge in Obama coalition"
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/nov2008/pers-n06.shtml
Pertinent paragraphs:
"Obama's selection for White House chief of staff—Rahm Emanuel, the chairman of the Democratic Caucus in the House of Representatives—gives an indication of the reactionary social types he is assembling for his administration. As a senior advisor to former President Bill Clinton, he championed law-and-order, "welfare reform" and other reactionary measures aimed at disassociating the Democrats from the liberal reforms of the past. "

"After leaving the Clinton administration, Emanuel reportedly earned $18 million while employed by the global investment banking firm of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in Chicago, where he worked from 1999 to 2002."

"During his run for Congress in 2002, Emanuel broke ranks with the Democratic congressional delegation from Illinois and supported the authorization of the war against Iraq, explicitly backing President Bush. Rising to the fourth-highest position in the House Democratic leadership, Emanuel played a key role in the passage of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout."

"Emanuel has close ties to Israel and is a leading member of the right-wing Democratic Leadership Council, which includes figures such as the Clintons and Senator Joseph Lieberman. He is expected to play a key role in the selection of cabinet appointees, including the Treasury and defense secretaries. These posts are expected to be announced quickly, in order to reassure the markets and the foreign policy and military establishment. "

"In his speech Tuesday, Obama reiterated his commitment to Bush's "war on terror," which has been used as a pretext to assert the geo-political interests of America's ruling elite in energy-rich regions of the world. He issued a warning to "those who would tear this world down--we will defeat you." "

"Obama also repeated the threadbare claim that US troops had been sent to Iraq and Afghanistan to "risk their lives for us," that is, to protect the American people rather than advance the interests of the American capitalist class. He called for a "new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice"--a reference to some form of military conscription."