Posted on 02/08/2013 11:30:51 AM PST by EveningStar
Imagine if President George W. Bush or senior members of his administration asserted that they had the power to assassinate any person, including American citizens on American soil, because they merely suspected them of being involved in a terrorist plot.
Now, imagine that they went a step further and claimed that this broad new power was not subject to any oversight by Congress or the judiciary or international law.
A lot of left-wingers would be apoplectic. And they would be right.
Sadly, a Democratic president, Barack Obama, and senior national security officials in his administration appear to be wielding just that kind of power without any oversight, according to a memorandum outlining the extent of the U.S. drone program uncovered by NBC News Investigative Reporter Michael Isikoff.
Yet, the absence of national outrage is deafening.
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Hey Juan,
you are little more than an obammy poodle there boy
Over here Juan!
Over here Juan!
Sorry, Juan, but I don’t feel sorry for any terrorists or anyone who was near them at the end of their lives.
“Imagine if President George W. Bush or senior members of his administration asserted that they had the power to assassinate any person, including American citizens on American soil, because they merely suspected them of being involved in a terrorist plot.”
Ah conservative hypocrisy. So its kosher for Dubya to detain and torture US citizens if he says so but Obama using drone strikes is a no no? Go team!!
You reminded me, need to post to check my date. Happy Anniversary
Hey Juan, drones are good. You can kill weeds with them. I mean what can go wrong?
http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/02/germans-developing-weed-control-using.html
Hey Juan, we were just laser-killing kudzu and weeds out there in Afghanistan and some Americans got in the way.
Gary Varvel, one of my favorite cartoonists. I like to share his cartoons on Facebook.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1131129/posts
Damn. :(
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