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« on: September 30, 2011, 07:17:56 AM »

Confirmed by Yemeni officials.
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« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2011, 09:04:43 AM »

This could increase Obama's approval ratings by 2-3% in the next days ...
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« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2011, 09:48:20 AM »

Magnificent news!  A great day in the War on Terror!
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« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2011, 10:09:38 AM »

This could increase Obama's approval ratings by 2-3% in the next days ...

Great news, but probably no political effect.
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« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2011, 10:40:27 AM »

This could increase Obama's approval ratings by 2-3% in the next days ...

Great news, but probably no political effect.

No significant political effect.  Anwar doesn't have the notoriety of Bin Laden, so the polling effect won't be similar.  Either way, a win for the United States, and the Predator drones Wink 
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« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2011, 11:03:30 AM »

Ronnie Paul condemns assassination:

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/30/8059346-paul-condemns-assassinating-al-awlaki
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« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2011, 11:51:51 AM »


Gary Johnson too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lZchqrAQN4&feature=player_embedded
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« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2011, 10:17:25 PM »

This could increase Obama's approval ratings by 2-3% in the next days ...

Great news, but probably no political effect.

Of course, if this were a Republican Administration, it would be everywhere and they would campaign on literally nothing else but killing Osama and Al-Awlaki.
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« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2011, 10:40:56 PM »

He's a US citizen; he at least should have gotten a trial in America.
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« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2011, 10:45:40 PM »

Once again Obama does something Bush couldn't.
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« Reply #10 on: September 30, 2011, 10:55:28 PM »

He's a US citizen; he at least should have gotten a trial in America.

You going to send in the troops to Yemen to get him.  It was a target of opportunity.  We had Bin Laden in our sights several times and never pulled the trigger.  That is a risk I would not take again.

I don't care if this guy was a former Presidential of Freedom award winner.  He declared war against the US and sanctioned the murder of Americans. Further, his fingerprints have been on dozens of plots going back a decade. This is a war. Many US citizens served with the Nazis and Japanese too- If he wanted his trial he should have surrendered himself off the battlefield.
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« Reply #11 on: September 30, 2011, 10:56:53 PM »

He's a US citizen; he at least should have gotten a trial in America.
Capturing him would have been much harder and more dangerous to the troops.

It's justifiable to be against this, but let's be realistic about what our options were.
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« Reply #12 on: September 30, 2011, 11:01:36 PM »

Yeah, I guess if it was realistic to capture him alive, then sure go for it. I doubt it was though. Good riddance.
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« Reply #13 on: September 30, 2011, 11:27:11 PM »

Praise God!!!...oh wait, according to the Word of Obama, who obviously knows more than God Himself, we're not suppose to rejoice when the wicked are removed.   my bad.
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« Reply #14 on: September 30, 2011, 11:33:38 PM »

Praise God!!!...oh wait, according to the Word of Obama, who obviously knows more than God Himself, we're not suppose to rejoice when the wicked are removed.   my bad.
He's reading Ezekiel and you're reading Psalms - so what?
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« Reply #15 on: September 30, 2011, 11:38:13 PM »

Praise God!!!...oh wait, according to the Word of Obama, who obviously knows more than God Himself, we're not suppose to rejoice when the wicked are removed.   my bad.
He's reading Ezekiel and you're reading Psalms - so what?

what's the verse in Ezekiel you're referring to?
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« Reply #16 on: October 01, 2011, 07:25:42 AM »

Technically, Obama could be impeached for murder now, couldn't he?
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« Reply #17 on: October 01, 2011, 07:42:03 AM »

lol @ Ron Paul's reaction. What a crazy old geezer.
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« Reply #18 on: October 01, 2011, 08:24:38 AM »

Technically, Obama could be impeached for murder now, couldn't he?

only idiots would want to impeach Obama for this...it was obviously the right choice and Obama deserves a standing ovation
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« Reply #19 on: October 01, 2011, 08:33:02 AM »

But of course, if Al-Awlaki was a Christian, he would have been put on trial.
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« Reply #20 on: October 01, 2011, 08:36:57 AM »

But of course, if Al-Awlaki was a Christian, he would have been put on trial.

if a "Christian" was plotting terror attacks on the US, I'd be willing to kill him myself, just as I would Al-Awlaki...his religon doesnt make a difference to me if he is a terrorist
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« Reply #21 on: October 01, 2011, 08:38:40 AM »

But of course, if Al-Awlaki was a Christian, he would have been put on trial.

if a "Christian" was plotting terror attacks on the US, I'd be willing to kill him myself, just as I would Al-Awlaki...his religon doesnt make a difference to me if he is a terrorist

It does to the U.S. government though.
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« Reply #22 on: October 01, 2011, 08:42:19 AM »

cite?
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« Reply #23 on: October 01, 2011, 08:50:08 AM »

Praise God!!!...oh wait, according to the Word of Obama, who obviously knows more than God Himself, we're not suppose to rejoice when the wicked are removed.   my bad.
He's reading Ezekiel and you're reading Psalms - so what?

what's the verse in Ezekiel you're referring to?



Proverbs 24:17-20

Do not rejoice when your enemies fall,
and do not let your heart be glad when they stumble,
or else the LORD will see it and be displeased,
and turn away his anger from them.

Do not fret because of evildoers.
Do not envy the wicked;
for the evil have no future;
the lamp of the wicked will go out.

Not sure what he's talking about in Ezekiel, unless 33:11 is somehow supposed to fit in here Tongue
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« Reply #24 on: October 01, 2011, 08:53:18 AM »

This could increase Obama's approval ratings by 2-3% in the next days ...

Great news, but probably no political effect.

Of course, if this were a Republican Administration, it would be everywhere and they would campaign on literally nothing else but killing Osama and Al-Awlaki.

Not really.  Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was captured in 2003, and there was no great upswing for Bush.
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