Obama’s ‘kill list’ is unchecked presidential power

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29. That is very black and white:

To have the power, or not have the power. If the U.S.S. Cole and 9/11 taught us anything, its that a relatively small amount of extremists can cause mass amounts of damage and death. Their mindset is the equivalent of our Teabaggers: No amount of logic will make them think logically. The piles of cash we feed the Arab nations via oil eventually trickles into these camps, hellbent on doing whatever it takes to inflict pain and suffering on Western (aka 'Christian) nations (see: Bin Laden). They've also learned not to stay in one area for too long, rendering any type of extraction unit useless. Enter the drone. So the question becomes this: Obama has his list of high value targets, and an amazingly intricate web of intelligence spread throughout the Middle East. Once a target is located and verified, does Obama take him out, hold public hearings asking for permission, or just forget about it, hoping the target doesn't do anything 'rash' in the near future?

The DU community seems content on taking our chances by letting extremists fester unabated. When the Twin Towers fell, everyone was freaked, wondering how we could have let this happen, so the logic makes no sense whatsoever. Though the Christian/Muslim 'war' has been raging for centuries, our support of Israel - who pretty much massacred hundreds of thousands of Arabs to claim the Holy Land - is the main catalyst for the rage. Working for, and establishing a free Palestinian state, will go a long way in easing this rage, but we all know that's not going to happen anytime soon. Until then, the dilemma continues, and I have no problem cutting off the heads of those snakes when that very narrow window of opportunity arises.

Democracy IS tough, but its certainly not black and white. Its our job as citizens to keep the nuts out of office. If we fail, then we suffer the consequences. That's just the stark reality. So what would be your solution be?