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30. What I really like about this

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 10:15 PM

Oct 2013

other than the fact that some seriously fucked up killers are no longer at large is the fact this president seems to understand that the AQ threat is a loosely affiliated group of assholes who do horrible things like 9/11 or the Nairobe mall killings and not an excuse to invade entire nation states and "roll them all up, involved or not" as Dick Cheney declared.

I think the drone program is part of that shift in strategy as well, but not as smart of one as these targeted capture/kill missions against terrorist assholes. I would guess many of the drone strikes were successful in taking out real bad guys, but were probably overused. Either way they were still preferable to the Cheney doctrine of outright imperialism leading to quagmire,

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SEALs Capture (or kill) Leader of Militant Group Tied to Nairobi Mall Attack, also take down Qaeda [View all] arely staircase Oct 2013 OP

Good work! BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #1

Welcome to DU arely staircase Oct 2013 #3

Thank you! They got al Libi in Libya, also... just now breaking! BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #6

holy shit arely staircase Oct 2013 #18

This also makes it a bad day for the Republicans. AlinPA Oct 2013 #23

also, I'm going to edit my OP to include this arely staircase Oct 2013 #19

Love my president and my navy! Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #28

I wonder how he was located, probably through intelligence gathering, guess it pays to use whatever Thinkingabout Oct 2013 #2

Well, we will probably hear a lot of shit that isn't true arely staircase Oct 2013 #7

Well, I'm sure it wasn't "Curveball." n/t Ian David Oct 2013 #12

You can bank on that my friend! Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #29

Obama kicking ass & taking names both at home and abroad. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #4

indeed nt arely staircase Oct 2013 #32

That story has changed since it first came out, either they killed him or they didn't Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #5

like I just said in post 7 arely staircase Oct 2013 #8

He could be both. We won't know until we open the box. n/t Ian David Oct 2013 #13

Very witty. dipsydoodle Oct 2013 #16

Obama has had a busy week flamingdem Oct 2013 #9

More detail in NYT article, unconfirmed that he was killed flamingdem Oct 2013 #10

Thanks for posting. That article probably answers your question about The President's part. arely staircase Oct 2013 #17

I doubt such a thing could happen w/o the President's direct orders. arely staircase Oct 2013 #15

If you don't want U.S. Navy SEALS to capture you, do not stay in a "seaside" ANYTHING. n/t Ian David Oct 2013 #11

lol arely staircase Oct 2013 #14

Shit malaise Oct 2013 #20

wow arely staircase Oct 2013 #21

I am ancient malaise Oct 2013 #22

Here's my worry malaise Oct 2013 #24

like i said up thread arely staircase Oct 2013 #25

Well the good news is that these claims were wrong re nationalities malaise Oct 2013 #26

Suck an egg, reTHUGs! silverweb Oct 2013 #27

What I really like about this arely staircase Oct 2013 #30

Exactly. silverweb Oct 2013 #31

This is misreported. US assault in Somalia was driven off when the locals started firing. leveymg Oct 2013 #33

it is unclear if they got the guy in Somolia but they did get the guy who planned arely staircase Oct 2013 #34

I'll take it. leveymg Oct 2013 #35

I'm actually surprised a guy like that can stay on the lam for arely staircase Oct 2013 #36

I guess, so long as we keep creating new protected AQ sanctuaries with regime changes. leveymg Oct 2013 #37

i don't think syria is a safe place for anyone from the looks of it nt arely staircase Oct 2013 #38

Right after Ambassador Stevens was killed, CIA announced it would use armed drones in Libya, leveymg Oct 2013 #39

wait, what? arely staircase Oct 2013 #40

The point there is that Libya was effectively a safe haven for AQ after the regime change. Syria is leveymg Oct 2013 #41

Libya doesn't seem to have been very safe for the guy the SEALs just picked up arely staircase Oct 2013 #42

There was an announced change of policy after the Ambassador was killed. leveymg Oct 2013 #43

LA Times just ran a story that touched on the drones in Libya issue: leveymg Oct 2013 #44

the article seems to indicate a shift in policy away from drones, when practical arely staircase Oct 2013 #45

Ok. We agree there was a change of policy re: drones in Libya, but we infer different motives. leveymg Oct 2013 #46

yes arely staircase Oct 2013 #47

I agree, capture is generally a better approach, even though it may not always be without costs. leveymg Oct 2013 #48