Obama condemns beheading of Briton by extremists

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday condemned as a "barbaric murder" the slaying of British aid worker David Haines by Islamic State extremists.

Haines was abducted last year in Syria, and extremists released a video on Saturday showing his beheading.

In a statement issued Saturday night, Obama said the hearts of Americans go out to Haines' family and the people of the United Kingdom.

"The United States stands shoulder to shoulder tonight with our close friend and ally in grief and resolve," Obama said.

FULL story at link.



File-This Aug. 28, 2014, file photo shows President Barack Obama speaking about the economy, Iraq, and Ukraine, in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Obama on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, condemned as a "barbaric murder" the slaying of British aid worker David Haines by Islamic State extremists. Haines was abducted last year in Syria, and extremists released a video on Saturday showing his beheading. In a statement issued Saturday night, Obama said the hearts of Americans go out to Haines' family and the people of the United Kingdom. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)


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[delrem]

1. I feel totally awful. Wretched. That I don't know who to believe.

It's wrong. War is wrong. The pulled-from-the-ass reasonings that promote war are wrong.

[Cha]

3. Senators Sanders and Warren don't think this is "pulled from the ass reasoning.."

Bernie stands with the President on this "Enormously complicated issue".. as he calls it. He disagrees with staying out of ISIS like some around are clamoring on about.

As he stated it's an "International effort" and guess what.. "they have to put money in it too."

Hartman and he talked about one republiCon saying.. they'll "blast him if it doesn't work and ask why he didn't do it sooner if it does." Sounds like a familiar whine.

Senators Warren and Sanders are on board with the President..

FrodosPet http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5527989

[delrem]

5. Quite frankly, I don't give a shit about arguments from authority that war is right.

Hope that doesn't bother you too much, but it's the way I'm built.

[Cha]

6. Quite Frankly I knew you wouldn't give a shit.. but, Senators Warren and Sanders understand

the enormity of what's going on.. thankfully.

[delrem]

7. Cool. So Warren and Sanders are the new face of USA war.

I like to keep up with the changing facade.

[tabasco]

18. Take your message to ISIS

Take your message to ISIS.

[Major Hogwash]

2. I stand with the President.

It's appalling that someone would commit a barbaric act such as this in this day and age.

[Cha]

4. As do I.. as do Senators Sanders and Warren.. to name a couple of respected US Senators..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=895767

[Major Hogwash]

8. So far I haven't heard any Senators claim that we shouldn't do something about ISIL.

But, maybe some of them are just taking more time to think about it before they speak out.

[delrem]

9. Cool, so the 2014 bombing of Syria will be OK.

It'll be business as usual.

Totally bipartisan.

[Cha]

10. If you watch Senator Sanders in the VID he makes a good case in his way of thinking. He

also states that Assad Gassed his own People which I had believed to be true.. which flies in the face of all the CT around here touting CTs like Robert parry and Seymour hersh.

[Major Hogwash]

11. Well, I went to that link of the video of Senator Sanders, who has always made sound arguments.

Senator Sanders has more information about the situation than the rest of us, so he is usually thoughtful in choosing what he says about an issue.

[Cha]

12. Oh yeah!

"Senator Sanders has more information about the situation than the rest of us, so he is usually thoughtful in choosing what he says about an issue."

[secondwind]

17. I stand with the POTUS as well... we don't know all the facts, and something must be done

[C Moon]

13. It's almost like their taunting, not fighting.

Perhaps it's an attempt at scare tactics.
Either way, what a group of assholes!

[freshwest]

14. +1. I read of a case in the Phillipines where a group beheaded hostages they'd held for ransom.

I think it applies here. They are not fighting when they do this, they are reveling in death.

The Phillipine argument was that the hostages did not present any danger to their kidnappers. They were waiting for their ransom to be paid. I think it was, too, but they killed them anyway.
The crime as stated was they killed people who could do them no harm.

'They showed no mercy to the helpless lives in their hands.'

This is also used as an argument against capital punishment.

[CJCRANE]

15. Carried out by a Briton too.

[Chemisse]

16. I have a big problem with going to war as a visceral response to brutal killings.

Especially since that seems to be the reaction that ISIS wants.

We need to use the higher parts of our brains occasionally.