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Nuclear Unicorn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 09:53 AM
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Poll question: When Obama was campaigning to fight the war on terror but with sanity and legal oversight
Some say Obama campaigned to vigorously fight the war in Afghanistan and elsewhere and he's just making good on that promise.

Others say that may be true but he also promised to put an end to the war on our rights and liberties as well.

Still others say he has been co-opted.

Yet, still other others say this was a legal kill because al Awlaki was waging war on the US and such are the fortunes of war.

Were we snookered?
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Nuclear Unicorn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 11:10 AM
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1. wow. Brutal results so far
I know people are a bit dismayed but I know it isn't universal. I've seen some DU'ers defend the Awlaki killing; I'd appreciate their input.
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asjr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 11:29 AM
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4. How is this killing any different from
the killing of Usama bin Laden? People had been crying for his demise.
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Nuclear Unicorn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 11:43 AM
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7. There is the point that al Awlaki was US born and a citizen
That would seem to count in some regards.

To wage war against Japan would be one thing. To intern Japanese-American citizens solely on the authority of a single person would seem to be another.
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asjr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 12:45 PM
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8. You definitely have a point. I do remember
(I am old enough) the Japanese/Americans held in camps during WW2. Even at that young age I never really understood it. I suppose we will always be damned if we do and damned if we don't.
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 11:17 AM
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2. Other
"He was sincere but facts learned later changed his mind; we should NOT trust his judgement on this decision"
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 11:25 AM
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3. He's first, and foremost, a politician. Being "tough on terror" plays well during campaign season.
Killing bogeyman elicits cheers from the fearful.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 11:30 AM
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5. I don't think the language used in the OP is soft enough.
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Nuclear Unicorn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-30-11 11:40 AM
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6. Polls are tricky to word
If you're too strong people think you're trying to foist a strawman on their position.

If you're too soft they think you're giving the other guy a softball.
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