You all know what I'm talking about, right? There's a bit of a debate about this. One the one hand, people are a little upset that the Gummint is slaying one of its own citizens, without a trial. On the other hand: terror!
I just don't know. I wonder if this was an issue during the Civil War. You know, the Gummint killed, via the US Army, lots of its own citizens. But it was a war and they were on the other side.
But was there a declaration of war? I don't even know. The Union position was that the CSA wasn't a "real" nation, it was just a bunch of parts of the USA that were misbehaving. So would the Confederate Army, in today's legal framework, be considered a "real" army, or "illegal combatants?" They did wear uniforms...when they could afford them.
thibodeaux wrote:Also, re the title: if Obama "got" Bin Laden, he "got" this guy, too, right?
That has been a serious disconnect I have noticed. The same people who will argue that Obama personally led the team that killed bin laden because he was the CiC and over everything will deny deny deny Obama has anything to do with anything bad that happens in the Executive Branch even though he is in charge of everything.
Disconnect, hypocrisy, you choose.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
We got both of them. I have no issue with either of the deaths. And I don't really need to hear the whining of people who do. These people were at war with America, and we killed them. That's what happens in war.