Drone Killings: Two Views

[clarencebunsen]

Airmen assemble an MQ-1 Predator drone after returning from Afghanistan, 2008. Each of the six stencils represent a Hellfire missile it fired in the warzone. Photo: U.S. Air Force

Holder: We’ve Droned 4 Americans, 3 by Accident. Oops.
www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/05/4-americans-drone/



This image, taken in February, shows the location of an American drone stroke that killed Abdulrahman al-Awlaki and six Qaeda militants on October 14, 2011. Abdulrahman al-Awlaki is the son of the cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who was killed in a separate drone strike.

Obama, in a Shift, to Limit Targets of Drone Strikes


www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/us/us-acknowledges-killing-4-americans-in-drone-strikes.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130523&_r=0

[clarencebunsen]

Sorry, this thread got posted in the wrong category.

[Deleted]

I don't agree with Obama on limiting Drone targets. The targeting and killing of al-Awlaki and six Qaeda militants was a good thing. They lost there right to citizenship by implication.

I also don't agree that Gitmo should be closed. It is a specialized prison which is very much needed.

[dave]

I'm not smart enough to argue the pro or con of the constitutionality of these killings, but were I the President I would have had no hesitation at ordering the hits. And I don't believe Obama will seriously curtail them.