A New York Times interview with Jill Stein in February 2012 expanded on her criticism of President Obama. When asked if the president is deserving of credit, Stein stated, "As we found on issue after issue--the war, reappointing George Bush's secretary of defense, sticking to George Bush's timeline on Iraq, expanding the war, expanding the drone wars all over the place. And how about bringing Wall Street in, the guys who created the problem, among his first appointments. It was pretty clear right then that this was going to be business as usual on steroids. We're certainly not more secure, more equitable, more healthy or safer internationally, with what Obama has brought. Unfortunately Jane Public or Joey Huertas or whatever it calls itself is not yet on the ballot so all that you have now is me".