So it is 'OK' to kill American's with Drones

[GURPS (Premo)]

but Enhanced Interrogations techniques are Immoral

NBC: here’s the Obama administration’s white paper legitimizing drone strikes!


NBC News has gotten its hands on a white paper that’s being used to legitimize the Obama administration’s drone policy, and it’s a… doozy. Short version: members of terrorist groups actively attacking the United States (or our interests) can expect to be shot on sight; and that includes the members of terrorist groups that happen to also be American citizens. And the administration does not have the inclination, and does not feels that it has the need, to particularly clear with anybody their taking the shot if a suitable target hoves into view.

Mind you, I don’t disagree with the basic argument*… but then, I’m a neoconservative. I knew that my faction had won the foreign policy debate – shame it’s no longer being implemented by somebody competent – but I didn’t realize that it was this comprehensive a win. I in particular never expected to encounter this argument from this White House:

…the condition that an operation leader present an “imminent” threat of violent attack against the United States does not require the United States to have clear evidence that a specific attack on U.S. persons and interests will take place in the immediate future. Given the nature of, for example, the terrorist attacks on September 11, in which civilian airliners were hijacked to strike the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, this definition of imminence, which would require the United States to refrain from action until preparations for an attack are concluded, would not allow the United States sufficient time to defend itself.

(pause)

Yes. From there it really is only a short jump to concluding And that’s why it was all right to topple the Hussein regime in Iraq.

Read the whole thing – and, if you’re a member of the antiwar movement, I have a personal request: video record yourself reading it. I’ve never actually watched somebody’s soul die a little, inside, and I’m morbidly curious to see what it looks like.

Ok Gotcha ........

[glhs837]

Good with me, declare yourself to be at war with the country, have a Hellfire to the face, see you in hell. Things like this convince me that even a malignant narcissist can see reason once in a while. Go get'em, Mr President.

[vraiblonde]

Short version: members of terrorist groups actively attacking the United States (or our interests) can expect to be shot on sight; and that includes the members of terrorist groups that happen to also be American citizens. And the administration does not have the inclination, and does not feels that it has the need, to particularly clear with anybody their taking the shot if a suitable target hoves into view.

I have no problem with this and it would surprise me if any conservative did. Or maybe not, since it's policy under SATAN!'s watch and not a Republican's.

You'd think the libs would be losing their minds. Or maybe not, since it's policy under GOD!'s watch and not a Republican's.

[FreedomFan]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

You'd think the libs would be losing their minds. Or maybe not, since it's policy under GOD!'s watch and not a Republican's.

Come on. Party over principle.

[aps45819]

Originally Posted by GURPS

So it is 'OK' to kill American's with Drones ........

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[GURPS (Premo)]

my problem is with the hypocrisy


how long until it is OK to Kill Americans here in the USA .... RE: Waco

'it would have been too difficult to raid the compound, too many ATF Agents would have lost their lives, we told them to surrender, they refused, we dropped a 500 lb JDAM on them ... '

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by GURPS

my problem is with the hypocrisy


how long until it is OK to Kill Americans here in the USA .... RE: Waco

So Obama cannot do anything that would normally be applauded by conservatives because he didn't do something else previously and because he might get mission creep?

You people are effed in your heads and have become the crazy Bush moonbats that you made fun of.

[MMDad]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

I have no problem with this and it would surprise me if any conservative did. Or maybe not, since it's policy under SATAN!'s watch and not a Republican's.

You'd think the libs would be losing their minds. Or maybe not, since it's policy under GOD!'s watch and not a Republican's.

I have a problem with it being a unilateral decision without congressional or judicial oversight. I don't blame it only on Obama though - congress should have had the guts to actually declare war.

[Gilligan (Premo)]

Originally Posted by MMDad

- congress should have had the guts to actually declare war.

On...what??..who??


Overall I'm fine with it. What?...three out of all the scum we've blasted with Hellfires were citizens and all three desparately deserved blasting.

[FreedomFan]

Originally Posted by MMDad

congress should have had the guts to actually declare war.

Eh, we gave that up 20 wars ago.