DoJ claims drone strikes against Americans legal

[Precocity]

[Demosthenes]

[Precocity]

I think that neither are legal. Do you think either one is legal?

[OGPhilly]

I don't really approve of either but they are two different things so it's not hypocrisy.

[exploited]

I misunderstood. Edited out.

[Demosthenes]

Killing American citizens actively pursuing terrorist attacks against American is legal. Of course its not the first option taken but if they cannot be apprehended I see nothing wrong with it.

[John Galt]

yeah i think they are different

this shadow war that the executive can wage across the globe without congressional approval of war is outrageous though, americans or no americans killed. it's not like "war = troops in another country". merely blockading ports is an act of war (such as the blockade that led to the six day war). entering the airspace of and destroying lives and property inside another sovereign nation? yeah, that's an act of war. it's just that americans are giant bullies and the countries we do it in are afraid to declare war against us over it

[Precocity]

[wormwood]

[cool_chick]

I don't think the intent of this thread is to discuss the policy. I think the intent of this thread is to get mad because someone said something once back then and now are saying something different. In other words, victim stance.

I sure do wish I had posted it first, because I would posture the question on the legality of shooting Americans on foreign soil without due process instead of worrying what someone said before and says now and unimportant bickering. Who cares about the petty stuff. I am concerned about the article itself.

Sorry, precocity, but man....so what...it's not going to make any difference anyway what he said before and now. It's petty.