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morningfog

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42. You continue to muddy the waters. You use the term "terrorist,"

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 11:36 PM

Feb 2013

yet many, no most, killed have never carried out an attack against the US. This is pre-emption. Dance around it all you like, you just look like you are asking the wrong question.

You ask, "How can we justify this since Obama is doing it?" Rather than, " Is it right that we are doing it?"

I know I can only get so far with you, which is nowhere. However, do you see how hedged the HRW language is? "alleged," "arguably." Then you cite the three criteria, which are all subjective of the Executive. Dangerous slope.

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Bush's illegal Iraq invasion. How does it compare to a drone strike? [View all] ProSense Feb 2013 OP

Iraq invasion was much worse Enrique Feb 2013 #1

Wait ProSense Feb 2013 #5

Many Congressional Democrats voted to invade Iraq MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #2

Are you saying ProSense Feb 2013 #4

How did Bush violate the IWR? MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #6

"Even if the war was legal" Was it? n/t ProSense Feb 2013 #7

YOU are claiming it was not. nt MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #9

You evidently aren't ProSense Feb 2013 #13

Republican George W. Bush said those words in the State of the Union gulliver Feb 2013 #28

Yes, that was clearly a lie. MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #29

"So I'd have to go with not illegal." ProSense Feb 2013 #31

Will you please stop putting words in my mouth? MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #32

You said: "So I'd have to go with not illegal." ProSense Feb 2013 #33

While I support your intention I dont know if I agree about the legality. rhett o rick Feb 2013 #53

OMG, what have you done? You've branded him an, an "apologist". rhett o rick Feb 2013 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author politicasista Feb 2013 #30

well, yea, the Iraq invasion was far worse quinnox Feb 2013 #3

I will defecate and allow you to choose the smallest turd to carry in your hand. Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #8

I like that, and I agree. Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #15

I get it ProSense Feb 2013 #16

So two wrongs make a right libtodeath Feb 2013 #10

Because of some stupid fucking post equating Zoeisright Feb 2013 #46

Casualties ought not be the criterion. Constitutional legality ought to be. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #11

Because killing in mass quantities is better when properly papered over? quaker bill Feb 2013 #12

really ? i think it should matter JI7 Feb 2013 #14

Both encourage injured parties to theaocp Feb 2013 #17

Bullshit! ProSense Feb 2013 #20

The world knows, huh? theaocp Feb 2013 #22

Oh boy ProSense Feb 2013 #23

Spare yourself. theaocp Feb 2013 #24

Exactly. +100000 whatchamacallit Feb 2013 #25

No, that's ProSense Feb 2013 #26

It goes back to my original response to your question. theaocp Feb 2013 #54

Aw, don't you worry about it. Obama let Bush get away with his illegal war. MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #18

At least you acknowledge that it was illegal. n/t ProSense Feb 2013 #21

Oh that? That was fine! Turbineguy Feb 2013 #19

I think this is as false a comparison as the one you argued Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #27

Drone strikes are the Bush Doctrine with a light footprint. morningfog Feb 2013 #34

No, ProSense Feb 2013 #36

Pre-emption by any other name smells just as bloody. morningfog Feb 2013 #37

Wait ProSense Feb 2013 #38

I would appreciate you not putting words in my mouth. Thanks. morningfog Feb 2013 #39

I did no such thing. ProSense Feb 2013 #41

You continue to muddy the waters. You use the term "terrorist," morningfog Feb 2013 #42

No, you are the ProSense Feb 2013 #43

Al-Qaeda is not a monolithic organization. morningfog Feb 2013 #44

What exactly ProSense Feb 2013 #45

You are almost there. morningfog Feb 2013 #48

Hey, ProSense Feb 2013 #49

No. You dodge, deflect and ignore the issues. Best of luck to you and your agenda. morningfog Feb 2013 #50

No I didn't, you ProSense Feb 2013 #52

Pre-emption is policy. You can't deny it. morningfog Feb 2013 #55

What do you call an American citizen who joins with a group like al-Qaeda who wants to kill Thinkingabout Feb 2013 #35

As you said, there is NO comparison jazzimov Feb 2013 #40

Now that you put it like that, I can see that they are totally equivalent Hekate Feb 2013 #47