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Elsewhere on DU someone's saying Obama is the greatest president of his lifetime. tblue Feb 2013 #1
My country right or wrong Catherina Feb 2013 #9
Well, to be totally fair... Scootaloo Feb 2013 #16
Are We Stupid otohara Feb 2013 #21
Yup. Scootaloo Feb 2013 #61
+1 countmyvote4real Feb 2013 #62
I would have to say Dwight Eisenhower was the best President in my life time. xtraxritical Feb 2013 #73
Fair point. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #58
No. Killed for being in the wrong place at wrong time. TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #41
Here's how you can get back at him Yavin4 Feb 2013 #48
So this kid "should have (had) a far more responsible father,"? ???? Autumn Feb 2013 #2
It makes you wonder what excuse will be used for the collateral damage Catherina Feb 2013 #10
That statement sickens me to the very core of my being. Autumn Feb 2013 #17
Makes me sick. Just a young lad. 840high Feb 2013 #38
Surely collateral damage will be held to an acceptable level for only then could indepat Feb 2013 #35
Well done Catherina Feb 2013 #66
Not delicately worded, but I think he meant the dad, living w/AQ in Yemen, Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #57
The article stated the kid snuck out of the family home to look for his Dad. Autumn Feb 2013 #110
16 is almost grown, esp in tribes. He was no "young child." US says he wasn't the target, Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #111
No, I don't believe he was a target either. Autumn Feb 2013 #116
Not anymore. He knew by that date that his dad had been killed in a drone attack. He was hardly Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #117
If his father had not brought him to Yemen, this would not have happened Freddie Stubbs Feb 2013 #75
This part in the article says the boy had snuck off to find his Father. Autumn Feb 2013 #76
He snuck out and went to Yemen? Freddie Stubbs Feb 2013 #77
The Esquire article said he snuck out of the family home to find his Father. Autumn Feb 2013 #80
his father did not bring him to Yemen... mike_c Feb 2013 #81
How warped is that? xxqqqzme Feb 2013 #105
You left out a lot of info. See below... Tx4obama Feb 2013 #3
Of course he can be compared to any young boy who admires his father. Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #5
He was NOT the target of the drone. Tx4obama Feb 2013 #7
Nevertheless, he was. I was responding to your post that he was not your normal 16yo. n/t Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #11
I am confused. Are you saying he deserved it because of his training and his father? rhett o rick Feb 2013 #15
Then why did the Press Secretary make that disgusting comment about his father? tavalon Feb 2013 #22
Possibly because he wasn't aware of all the facts. randome Feb 2013 #45
no, he was collateral damage noiretextatique Feb 2013 #26
So it's okay that he died, since he wasn't the target? proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #31
Doesn't matter - he's dead. 840high Feb 2013 #40
I totally agree with you! SkyDaddy7 Feb 2013 #88
Based on the anonymous word of the people who killed him. Bonobo Feb 2013 #102
And this is why he is less dead today! Riftaxe Feb 2013 #109
Despicable. Off to permanent ignore with you n/t Catherina Feb 2013 #6
I'm sure "Tx4obama" considers that an honor. DinahMoeHum Feb 2013 #68
Thanks for the info. Looks like the OP's Finding Nemo story is a bit off. nt SunSeeker Feb 2013 #23
Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #24
Of course they did, otherwise the OP would make a bit more sense. NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #36
Absolutely sick and disgusting. You should be ashamed of yourself. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #59
Do you have the link to what you quoted? I didn't see that in the article Autumn Feb 2013 #82
That's a heinous statement. Solly Mack Feb 2013 #4
Heinous. Depraved. Despicable. Chilling. Catherina Feb 2013 #19
+1 countmyvote4real Feb 2013 #63
Du rec. Nt xchrom Feb 2013 #8
Like a kid gets to choose his parents? Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #12
Sure they do, that little sperm should have seen the danger and swam the other way. Autumn Feb 2013 #14
K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #13
Note his shifty eyes and the "gun" fingers aiming at his friends Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #18
I know :( Catherina Feb 2013 #20
Well said. But before they judge us we few are judging ourselves. Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #25
Drone Nation, in more ways than one sadly. n/t Catherina Feb 2013 #44
K&R! countryjake Feb 2013 #27
Nor I Catherina Feb 2013 #43
Are we really advocating for Obama's impeachment here? nt abelenkpe Feb 2013 #28
Sure looks that way. FSogol Feb 2013 #32
"should have (had) a far more responsible father," Smilo Feb 2013 #29
Drones.... ReRe Feb 2013 #83
Why was he in Yemen? baldguy Feb 2013 #30
Yes, he was meeting with folks that knew his dad that were connected with al Qaeda. Tx4obama Feb 2013 #33
Do you have the link to what you quoted in posts #3 and #7 Autumn Feb 2013 #84
So the whole world needs to be out of range of our drones? Catherina Feb 2013 #65
Excellent post. Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #101
This happened well before the last election. Why are you up in arms about it now? harmonicon Feb 2013 #34
And two of the Party Faithful Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #37
I have no tolerance left Catherina Feb 2013 #42
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Feb 2013 #70
Where is the culpability for the adults he was with?? He was with known terrorists! hue Feb 2013 #39
Hey, don't let actual facts ruin an emotionally manipulating story designed to portray Yavin4 Feb 2013 #47
Perfectly said. This story unsettles me, but for me, the most important issue is why in hell Number23 Feb 2013 #49
Also, the kid was not targeted. Yavin4 Feb 2013 #50
I know he wasn't targeted. But to be honest, that doesn't make his situation less tragic to me Number23 Feb 2013 #53
i think the dad's terrorist friends probably JI7 Feb 2013 #55
"And why is there no mention of the lack of value for this Child's life" sibelian Feb 2013 #72
Do you have any information on the 13 people that Nidal Malik Hasan Killed? Yavin4 Feb 2013 #46
Do you have any information on the millions the US government has killed? Catherina Feb 2013 #54
no, but if we had done away with the ground war and used drones it would have cut down JI7 Feb 2013 #56
Whose innocents? Only the invading soldiers with lethal weapons from our side? Catherina Feb 2013 #64
You just implied drones kill more people than invading armies. ieoeja Feb 2013 #85
Lol. What a hoot you are. I understand that was complex but that's no excuse Catherina Feb 2013 #87
nice to see there are some others who still remember that JI7 Feb 2013 #96
I remember that. joshcryer Feb 2013 #104
Hundreds? Wrong. Thousands. In Pakistan alone, it is thousands. nt Bonobo Feb 2013 #106
I just don't know how we allow this....very very sad... midnight Feb 2013 #51
K&R And it is all being done in our names. nt woo me with science Feb 2013 #52
Kick !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #60
We should have had a more responsible president Oilwellian Feb 2013 #67
K&R me b zola Feb 2013 #69
But... but... but but but the PROS OUTWEIGH THE CONS.... sibelian Feb 2013 #71
I think the Nobel Committee should take that Peace Prize back. white_wolf Feb 2013 #74
in our names.... mike_c Feb 2013 #78
Waiting for the concern trollers in 3...2...1... Taverner Feb 2013 #79
You don't need to be 'concerned' to point out that it was said this kid was collateral damage. randome Feb 2013 #89
We're on the same side Taverner Feb 2013 #93
Got you. randome Feb 2013 #95
Terrorist puppies or regular? nt Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #100
K&R ReRe Feb 2013 #86
It's sad and dark Catherina Feb 2013 #90
Other than Gibbs, who is saying that? randome Feb 2013 #91
thanks for posting -- knr Douglas Carpenter Feb 2013 #92
First time I've seen his picture. Neoma Feb 2013 #94
"Some of us don't equate terrorists to ordinary Americans." The Link Feb 2013 #97
Message auto-removed SquirrelHill4444 Feb 2013 #98
"should have (had) a far more responsible father" = sick, disgusting. *they* killed him. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #99
Question. Did Anyone on DU have a non-responsible father? Democracyinkind Feb 2013 #103
Damn good question Riftaxe Feb 2013 #108
You should be ashamed Riftaxe Feb 2013 #107
I am Catherina Feb 2013 #112
Sad thing is, as Wikileaks revealed, they went after al-Awlaki because OBL was old news Catherina Feb 2013 #113
Some more details: He was coming home Catherina Feb 2013 #114
CODEPINK with poster of Abdul at Brennan's Senate Hearing on Tuesday Catherina Feb 2013 #115
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