[af_vet_rr]

Then show me where we "declared war on al Qaeda" -- only and specifically. We didn't. We declared a "War on Terror", which is a war on a tactic, not a war on a specific people or persons. It could include anyone -- or everyone.

While I agree that declaring war on a tactic was silly since it ensures we will always be at war (maybe that's what the people in the WH wanted), this should be treated no differently than if he were in Afghanistan and US or NATO forces got wind of him and took him out, whether by missile, grenade, or rifle.

[Bokababe]

While I agree that declaring war on a tactic was silly since it ensures we will always be at war (maybe that's what the people in the WH wanted), this should be treated no differently than if he were in Afghanistan and US or NATO forces got wind of him and took him out, whether by missile, grenade, or rifle.

Not when the president brags about it.

This wasn't a "he got taken out in a larger operation" or "while attacking us". This was Obama bragging, "Look how tough I am that I can sign, seal and deliver a death warrant on a US citizen while denying him any defense because I've labeled him a terrorist. And, by the way, I won't even be questioned on it."

It's not about Awlaki; it's about Obama thinking that he is above the law, with no checks or balances to his power allowed.