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In reply to the discussion: From the beginning, I was against the Iraq War. Most people on this board probably share this view... [View all]John2
(2,730 posts)that has harbored a terrorist like the ones the U.S. used drone attacks on? Tell me one country the U.S. has done so? Anybody associated with Al Qaeda has been targeted by the U.S. and her allies. Congress gave the President that authority after 9\11. And the last time I looked, the President of the United States is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. The Executive Branch also has equal powers under the checks and balances theory. Nobody put handcuffs on Harry Truman when he used nukes. This U.S. citizen people are whining about put himself at risk. He didn't have to flee. He could have remained in the United States with his son and challenged the U.S. government. If they had charged me with treason as an American citizen, I would have stayed in country and fought them. He fled though. So they must have had the goods on him.