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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]This was a military targeting of a member of the enemy leadership. I don't know the process and mostly likely you do not know it either, but it is highly unlikely Obama is compiling lists and selecting who is targeted to be killed. I can see the president giving a general order like, eliminate the terrorist group. The military and intelligence operations draw up plans to do it. They will come up with a leadership structure of the group and target it in a few ways, killing, turning, discrediting and the rest. These actions will be float by lawyers. The decision involves hundreds of peoples and it is very bureaucratic. It comes down to one question, is it a military operation?( are we at war with this group?) If so, it is legal, as far a killing can be legal. It's war. It is not as you have constructed, the president pulling names out of thin air.[/quote]

Anwar al-Awlaki's name was specifically put on a list with Obama's approval. The list apparently contains the names of other Americans (though those individuals have not been identified). There is a lot of dispute about al-Awlaki's role in AQAP. Over and over again, posters in this thread make statements that suggest al-Awlaki's guilt is common knowledge.[b] How many of you have done independent research on this question?[/b] How many of you have watched his videos or read his papers? Also, how many of you felt equally strongly that Saddam had WMDs?

Incidentally, there was news today about the identity of a third individual killed in the attack. The Guardian reports that it may have been Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri. If so, that is much more important news than al-Awlaki (in terms of weakening AQAP, al-Awlaki is more important as a US legal issue). It will be interesting to see if this information is confirmed.
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Have you done "independent research" on this? What" library" did you go to for this research? How does one go about doing independent research on an issue such as this? I am not saying anyone should have blind faith in the government, but you seem to have none. Should we not give any benefit of the doubt to the people who are trying to protect us? What motive does Obama have to kill Al-Awlaki if he is innocent? You are in the easy position of being critical of tough decisions without any responsibility of the consequences should you be wrong. I voted for Obama and I am not a Bush fan by any means, but I do feel Bush wanted to do the right thing in terms of protecting American citizens, and I feel the same about Obama. I guess your independent research and knowledge on these matters gives you a greater understanding of the situation than President Obama or the CIA has. Oh well, I think I will go ahead and continue to naively trust that the President of the United States has more valid information and judgment to make the right call on this rather than listen to the webmaster of a Mommy gossip site. Call me crazy.[/quote]

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