B. Kidd
Diamond Member
A dangerous precedent reeking of a mob mentality.
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This is an opinion piece, in a right wing publication. There is no thinking involved.
I like the idea of offing Al Awlaki. I hate the precedent it sets.
I'd prefer we not actively attempt to assassinate him but I certainly wouldn't mind if a drone blows up a compound where he is located.
Assissination, as gruesome as it is, can prevent a lot of horrid things from occuring and keep a total body count very low.
If the UN, did kill gaddafi, early, thousands of people would be alive today. Instead, we are killing soldiers that are following orders.
But that's an awfully sticky wicket. Imagine if other nations followed that premise. Imagine if Saddam offed GW Bush in order to prevent the deaths of thousands of Iraqis. I don't think that use of said policy would go over too well.
His attempt to assassinate GHW Bush was not an attempt to prevent a war.
No, which is why I said earlier that I hate the precedent an assassination sets. And since you seem to support assassination, you must have been in favor. right?
Saddam tried to have HW Assassinated... It's part of the Left's Mocking of W's going after Saddam...
"He went after my Daddeh!"...
peace...
Politics really can be a lot of fun. Most of those who constantly whined about dunking a brutal Terrorist's head in some water (Water-Boarding),are now joyously celebrating and cheerleading for murdering Gaddafi's Son And Grandchildren,murdering Awlaki,and blowing Bin Laden's face off. Man,what a bunch of dishonest hypocrites those people are. If murdering Gaddafi's Son and Grandchildren isn't a War Crime,then what the hell is?
His attempt to assassinate GHW Bush was not an attempt to prevent a war.
Obama's assassination of OBL wasn't to prevent a war either.
Unless he has renounced his citizenship, we can't just kill him. We can ask the government of the country he is in to turn him over, if they chose not to, then I think we are clear to go get him.
He is to be captured and put on trial, not just murdered.
I disagree if he's declared himself an enemy combatant in a war against us, and not just an international criminal.
Politics really can be a lot of fun. Most of those who constantly whined about dunking a brutal Terrorist's head in some water (Water-Boarding),are now joyously celebrating and cheerleading for murdering Gaddafi's Son And Grandchildren,murdering Awlaki,and blowing Bin Laden's face off. Man,what a bunch of dishonest hypocrites those people are. If murdering Gaddafi's Son and Grandchildren isn't a War Crime,then what the hell is?
I guess this stuff is only war crimes if the person doing it is the BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHH.
The eventual road to morphing into a fascist state begins when we set a precedent of giving a President, any sitting or future President, the unchecked and unfettered power to be judge, jury, and executioner of a U.S. citizen.
Depends if the citizen in question has joined an armed conflict against the USA or not..
For you fascists, it depends only on who gave the kill order. If Bush, it's a war crime, if Obama it's BRILLIANT...
The eventual road to morphing into a fascist state begins when we set a precedent of giving a President, any sitting or future President, the unchecked and unfettered power to be judge, jury, and executioner of a U.S. citizen.
Awlaki is no different than Bin Laden or Abu Musab Al Zarqawi, except that he happened to be born on American soil, why should that make him untouchable? he is engaged in a war against the US and is fair game.
Unless he has renounced his citizenship, we can't just kill him. We can ask the government of the country he is in to turn him over, if they chose not to, then I think we are clear to go get him.
He is to be captured and put on trial, not just murdered.
I disagree if he's declared himself an enemy combatant in a war against us, and not just an international criminal.
If he's declared himself to be an enemy of the US, then he's a traitor.
We shoot traitors in time of war, and well......this is considered a war on terrorism.
Find the fucker, send in a drone and make him into a crater.
The eventual road to morphing into a fascist state begins when we set a precedent of giving a President, any sitting or future President, the unchecked and unfettered power to be judge, jury, and executioner of a U.S. citizen.
Awlaki is no different than Bin Laden or Abu Musab Al Zarqawi, except that he happened to be born on American soil, why should that make him untouchable? he is engaged in a war against the US and is fair game.
As detestable as he is, he is still a U.S. citizen and is afforded the same due process rights as you or I.
We are playing with fire here. As much as all of us wanted to see Timothy McVeigh taken out to a courtyard and shot without due process, he was a U.S. citizen with rights.
Think about it and don't succumb to a mob mentality. You are smarter than that....I think.
The eventual road to morphing into a fascist state begins when we set a precedent of giving a President, any sitting or future President, the unchecked and unfettered power to be judge, jury, and executioner of a U.S. citizen.
Awlaki is no different than Bin Laden or Abu Musab Al Zarqawi, except that he happened to be born on American soil, why should that make him untouchable? he is engaged in a war against the US and is fair game.
As detestable as he is, he is still a U.S. citizen and is afforded the same due process rights as you or I.
We are playing with fire here. As much as all of us wanted to see Timothy McVeigh taken out to a courtyard and shot without due process, he was a U.S. citizen with rights.
Think about it and don't succumb to a mob mentality. You are smarter than that....I think.
Awlaki is no different than Bin Laden or Abu Musab Al Zarqawi, except that he happened to be born on American soil, why should that make him untouchable? he is engaged in a war against the US and is fair game.
As detestable as he is, he is still a U.S. citizen and is afforded the same due process rights as you or I.
We are playing with fire here. As much as all of us wanted to see Timothy McVeigh taken out to a courtyard and shot without due process, he was a U.S. citizen with rights.
Think about it and don't succumb to a mob mentality. You are smarter than that....I think.
The authorities were able to grab McVeigh and put him on trial, Awlaki is behind enemy lines in Yemen waging war on the US, if we are able to capture him fine but if we know where his location is a drone strike would be acceptable to me. If McVeigh fled the country and was hiding in Iran or something I would be ok with a strike on him too.