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In reply to the discussion: Jefferson and drones [View all]Recursion
(56,582 posts)17. In seven years in the Marine Corps, I never met anyone
who thought he was above the law. Your mileage may vary.
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The Administration has not claimed an authority to assassinate arbitrary Americans "who might pose
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#22
There seems to have been a political consensus in the US for about a dozen years
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#27
If you merely intend to complain without effect, why should anyone listen? But if you want an effect
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#30
If you get that person to actually evaluate your points logically, you should get appointed the
stevenleser
Feb 2013
#32
Unfortunately, to convince people, it is usually necessary to get them to reach
struggle4progress
Feb 2013
#33
This is typical of what I have seen of the anti-drone crowd on DU. Non-rational when it comes to
stevenleser
Feb 2013
#35
Did you skip the part of the OP that said that Jefferson did exactly what you suggest would appall
stevenleser
Feb 2013
#34
No, I dont see the difference. And that is based on the anti-drone arguments as presented
stevenleser
Feb 2013
#40
Yes, but, precedent doesn't actually validate throwing away 200 yrs of moral progress...
HereSince1628
Feb 2013
#11
Like what? What moral progress or progress of any kind has been made in dealing with that kind of a
stevenleser
Feb 2013
#31
"Because I do it with one small ship, I am called a terrorist. You do it with a whole fleet...
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2013
#10
"America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy." John Quincy Adams
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2013
#13
The best that can be said in response is that the drone targets are very rarely if ever
geek tragedy
Feb 2013
#18
Jefferson acted to an open and ongoing explicit threat in a certain area.
Are_grits_groceries
Feb 2013
#43