Limbaugh accused Obama of using his race to prevent criticism of his policies , and said he was successful in his first year in office only because conservative members of the 111th Congress feared accusations of racism . Limbaugh featured a recurring skit in which his colleague James Golden , who described himself as an " African-American-in-good-standing-and-certified-black-enough-to-criticize-Obama guy , " appeared in a cameo as the " Official EIB Obama Criticizer . " Limbaugh blamed Obama 's foreign policy , including the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq , for allowing the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant . Limbaugh also claimed that the 2012 Benghazi attack occurred due to a secret arms trafficking operation to the Syrian opposition authorized by Obama and coordinated by Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens , speculating that the 2016 Democratic National Committee email leak would reveal evidence of it . Limbaugh also criticized the Russian reset , seeing Vladimir Putin 's rule in the Russian Federation as a thinly-veiled continuation of the Soviet Union and Marxism – Leninism . He was also critical of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action , including of Obama 's decision to ratify it as an executive agreement , and claims that it was used as a pretext for surveillance against Obama 's political opponents . Limbaugh argued that side agreements of the JCPOA limited transparency and would obligate the United States to militarily defend Iran against an Israeli offensive , including a preemptive strike to prevent nuclear weapons development
2012 Benghazi attack
2012 Benghazi attack
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