Cornel West: Obama is a 'war criminal'

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30. This is a cheap shot by Dr. West, and he knows it

First, the President made clear during his 2008 campaign that he would go after terrorists no matter where they reside. Where was West back then?

Second, Al Qaeda has killed more civilians including children than we have with drones. That group has no problem whatsoever targeting innocent people for slaughter. See the attacks in Bali as an example or the London bombings in 2005.

Finally, Dr. West, and many who think like him, have an overly-romantic view of the world. They don't understand that there are indeed groups of people who want to kill us because of their religious fervor. There are bad people in this world, and it's the primary duty of the POTUS to protect us from them.

p.s. If Bush had killed OBL and other major Al Qaeda leaders, I would not have had a problem with nor would a majority of Liberals in America. Our problem with Bush is that he lied to get us into an unnecessary war, and he tortured people in order to justify his rationale for war. That is the reason why he is considered a war criminal.