Obama and the Targeted Killing Program: What Would the Godfather Say?

"There is no requirement that we be attacked before we can do war on the world's troublemakers. "

we're on a mission from god...

you selectively chose to quote half a sentence, ignoring important points.
that's quoting out of context, like they do with critics quotes to sell a film.

of course there is a requirement that you are attacked first, you can't go running round attacking people on sovereign soil willy-nilly, not without express permission from the UN.....and they will not allow you to just attack.

what's god's mission, you might ask?

god thinks we should control the world's supply of oil.

he's big on showing those muslims who's boss as well...

Rockhead wrote:

"There is no requirement that we be attacked before we can do war on the world's troublemakers. "

we're on a mission from god...

Have you seen the new weapons that are being developed for dealing with China?

Some of them are really nice. There are Mach-6 hypersonic cruise missiles (kinetic kill I believe) in the development pipeline.

Also little "mini B2 bomber" unmanned drones that can land on and take off from aircraft carriers.

("Little" is relative I guess. I mean "little" compared to a traditional bomber. They are about the size of a fighter jet.)

yes you entirely quoted YOUR selection of part of what i said...that's out of context...look up what it means.

IF, and it's a big if, iran ARE pursuing nuclear weapons (and there are a number of people in the UN AND the U.S. administration who are openly saying they think it has been dormant for 10 years, and that they really are just pursuing nuclear energy, albeit showboating at the same time. no proof has been found yet) i dare say the UN would intervene, and a legal case for invasion would be made.

and a legal case for invasion would be made. just as it was in libya, just as it wasn't in iraq, and afghanistan, hence the moral outcry.

but if you think about it sensibly, is invading a nuclear nation, with a mentally unstable dictator at the helm really a good idea?

dense as the fog in the bottom of the swamp, that boy...

may i also add he's as daft as a box of frogs.

the legal justification for the use of lethal force against American citizens suspected of having ties to terrorism

America is the leader of the free world, and, for the time being at least, the most powerful nation on Earth. If America ignores international law and carries out extra judical killings, what's to stop other nations doing the same? Why shouldn't China target overseas dissidents with drones? Iran has started experimenting with similar technology. Should they be allowed to do the same?

There is a UN report into the effects of drone strikes going on right now, but the amount of innocent civilians killed in such strikes is a matter of public record. If nothing else those deaths act as a recruiting sergeant for Al Qaida far more effectively than any amount of jihadist videos.

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the legal justification for the use of lethal force against American citizens suspected of having ties to terrorism

"Suspected"? Does this word bring forth any memories of past US witch hunts involving atomic scientists, or Hollywood producers/directors...etc?

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America is the leader of the free world, and, for the time being at least, the most powerful nation on Earth. If America ignores international law and carries out extra judical killings, what's to stop other nations doing the same? Why shouldn't China target overseas dissidents with drones? Iran has started experimenting with similar technology. Should they be allowed to do the same?

There is a UN report into the effects of drone strikes going on right now, but the amount of innocent civilians killed in such strikes is a matter of public record. If nothing else those deaths act as a recruiting sergeant for Al Qaida far more effectively than any amount of jihadist videos.

totally agree