The left's hypocritical silence on American drones

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  1. Nov 20, 2009 #1
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    If you're morally opposed to putting Khalid Shaikh Mohammed through a military tribunal and believe that Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to try him in civilian court is a great expression of democratic values, you ought to be up in arms about this: In your name, at President Obama's orders, our country is arbitrarily killing people in a foreign land. By the hundreds.

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    Love that Uber Fail article. :lol::clap2::clap2::clap2:

    Comparing military warfare with miranda rights etc. :lol::lol::lol:
     
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    Are you trying to prove that opposing a tribunal trial is wrong,

    or that there are people with inconsistent and/or hypocritical positions in the world?
     
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    By the 'logic' of the OP wouldn't it thus be hypocritical to even support a military trial?:lol:
     
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    Predator drones kick ass!

    Go get them President Obama. About time a president showed some balls in going after terrorists!
     
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    I see....so us bombing them over there is "military warfare".... but them bombing us over here is just run-of-the-mill crime...

    certainly.....if you believed Obama is a criminal...
     
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    Great question and here is the Hopey Changey answer..."EEEEEEEETZ DA BOOOOOOOOOSSHH AN FOX NOOOOOOOOOOZ!!!!!" Does that help ya?
     
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    Why do you support any trial? that's hypocritical.
     
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    Gotta agree RW those drones kick ass.
     
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    Yep, Obama is getting rather good at showing his Balls.

    The problem is, he shows his ass along with them!

    Mike
     
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