Obama Administration Justifies Targeted Killings

I guess John Yoo wasn't available.

 

So Barack was against it before he was in favor of it?

 

And of course if he ordered it to stop: "Appeaser, weak on terrorism, candy-ass."

 

Do you think this administration's arguments won't be based on precedents set by the previous administration?

 

Yeah but the Democrats said it was illegal when Bush did it. Is this more of the "change" we heard about in 2008?

 

You're catching on.

 

No, I think the change is terrorists such as bin Laden who pose a threat to our nation, and who have attacked US military and civilian targets, are actually effectively being hunted down and eliminated.

 

"They shouldn't have hunted Osama so aggressively" does not strike me as a great tactic for the GOP to make hay in an election year. But they are free to try.

 

I hope they keep it up but the hypocrisy is breath-taking. I just hope they didn't water board anybody...

And I guess all the terrorists killed during the previous administration don't count?

 

A lot of us said it was illegal then and say it's illegal now. I'd be more inclined to listen to partisan gloating if Republicans hadn't worked so hard to justify torture and assassination last go 'round.

 

In their defense it sure has made things easier for Obama.

 

Funny to see them all elbowing one another out of the way to fall into step behind the ACLU.