And what, pray tell, precluded Obama from getting a warrant from a judge that Al Awlaki was an enemy combatant? There is no possibility that that punk could have taken an action so imminent as to have made the delay problematic when it came to protecting Americans.
The ONLY reason Zero went to all this trouble was because Al Awlaki was the perfect case with which to extend his powers to be used here against Americans.
This means you. That's why it's bad.
Having him in the sights at that point in time.
When you got the deer in the sights you pull the trigger. You don’t call your wife and say, “Dear I have this awesome deer in my sights right now!”