The Lethal Presidency of Barack Obama

[ogc163]

The Lethal Presidency of Barack Obama, by Tom Junod - Esquire A bit long, but overall a good read.

 

[ogc163]

Capture or kill: Drone strikes and the Obama administration - Video on NBCNews.com

Harold Ford Jr. is a joke

 

[Captain Crunch]

This; NDAA, and Flouride in the water. I wonder what's next?
Our country

 

[Melt_Man]

That this has taken years to start getting press in this country.

The press is a fukking joke

 

[Jello Biafra]

That is a really good article and this topic ever gets any real spotlight.
The fact that there is no vocal opposition to this practice just because the president perpetrating this shyt is a black Democrat just makes me sick.

 

[88m3]

So you're saying hes an accident murderer?

 

[ogc163]

That this has taken years to start getting press in this country.

The press is a fukking joke

Yup, but they would rather focus on stupid ish like Romney's time at Bain.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

People say they want a president that is strong on terrorism and Obama has done that. Yes there have been mistakes and unwarranted casualties but war is ugly and no matter what the policy is engaging in violent actions leaves collateral damage.

I personally like this approach as opposed to invading and occupying entire countries.

 

[MMS]

This; NDAA, and Flouride in the water. I wonder what's next?
Our country

because i dont feel like rewriting

I dont want to drink fluroide, but its put in my water. - Page 3 - Bodybuilding.com Forums

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[Mikael Blowpiff]

People say they want a president that is strong on terrorism and Obama has done that. Yes there have been mistakes and unwarranted casualties but war is ugly and no matter what the policy is engaging in violent actions leaves collateral damage.

I personally like this approach as opposed to invading and occupying entire countries.

This one is kind of tricky. It's..."cleaner" than the alternative, there's no doubt about that. But just because you trust Obama with this power doesn't mean that the next guy in charge'll be the same. Keep in mind that because of the policies of this current administration, the President, no matter who holds the office, has this particular authority and power.

You've seen how insane many people on the right have gotten. They still have a decent shot at winning the White House, solely because enough of them think that melanin can turn a center-right neoliberal Wall Street shill into a Muslim Communist Nazi Socialist Fascist Kenyan Usurper who wants to let 50 Cent(the most recent rapper they're aware of) decapitate white people and turn their heads into spinner G-Unit chains* and someone will indulge them. Would you trust any candidate that they would support with the power to execute American citizens and "war combatants" with predator drones?

*I'm surprised I haven't seen that one on freep. I really am.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

This one is kind of tricky. It's..."cleaner" than the alternative, there's no doubt about that. But just because you trust Obama with this power doesn't mean that the next guy in charge'll be the same. Keep in mind that because of the policies of this current administration, the President, no matter who holds the office, has this particular authority and power.

You've seen how insane many people on the right have gotten. They still have a decent shot at winning the White House, solely because enough of them think that melanin can turn a center-right neoliberal Wall Street shill into a Muslim Communist Nazi Socialist Fascist Kenyan Usurper who wants to let 50 Cent(the most recent rapper they're aware of) decapitate white people and turn their heads into spinner G-Unit chains* and someone will indulge them. Would you trust any candidate that they would support with the power to execute American citizens and "war combatants" with predator drones?

*I'm surprised I haven't seen that one on freep. I really am.

I agree with you that the "power" can be misused. But it wasn't the Obama administration that granted these powers to the President. American polocy has always supported this type of action. Add that to the powers that bush gained after 9/11 and this type of action is inevitable for any administration.

 

[Mikael Blowpiff]

I agree with you that the "power" can be misused. But it wasn't the Obama administration that granted these powers to the President. American polocy has always supported this type of action. Add that to the powers that bush gained after 9/11 and this type of action is inevitable for any administration.

True. But now there's a precedent.

 

[Spatial Paradox]

People say they want a president that is strong on terrorism and Obama has done that. Yes there have been mistakes and unwarranted casualties but war is ugly and no matter what the policy is engaging in violent actions leaves collateral damage.

I personally like this approach as opposed to invading and occupying entire countries.

Of course there's a lot of collateral damage. That's what happens when you target gatherings like weddings and funerals. That's what happens when the administration in charge classifies all military-age males in an operational area as "militants".

If being "strong on terrorism" means doing the very things that lead to people picking up a gun and joining some cause opposed to the U.S., then maybe we should be rethinking our policies.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Of course there's a lot of collateral damage. That's what happens when you target gatherings like weddings and funerals. That's what happens when the administration in charge classifies all military-age males in an operational area as "militants".

If being "strong on terrorism" means doing the very things that lead to people picking up a gun and joining some cause opposed to the U.S., then maybe we should be rethinking our policies.

I'd bet 90% of those people called "militants" are in fact militant. This story depicts this young man as an innocent American citizen. I'm not buying it. If he was out "looking" for his father a known terrorist. Than you better believe he was involved with militant people.

And I agree with you that violence begets violence but how do we stop it? People aren't going o stop being terrorists if we stop looking for them.

 

[88m3]

Is Obama's presidency any less bloody than any others?