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4. This will never fly. They haven't shown they have the system perfected to isolate the target,

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 09:27 PM

May 2014

which is to say that any American near the intended target is at risk. Common sense says that attacking Americans overseas, and hitting innocent victims, will only create the opportunity for domestic terror that never existed before. Blowback repercussions, is what I see.

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Obama Administration To Reveal Justification For Drone Strikes On U.S. Citizens [View all] Purveyor May 2014 OP

I hope that indignation and derisive laughter ring out across the USA Demeter May 2014 #1

I didn't even understand the post. But I'll side ballyhoo May 2014 #2

Well, you see, there was this American citizen (actually, 4 to date that we know of) Demeter May 2014 #3

I was afraid you would say that, Demeter. Thanks. We ballyhoo May 2014 #11

yeah but you wish we were Russia, anyway, right? uhnope May 2014 #13

Vision of America? Non sequitur now. ballyhoo May 2014 #15

non sequitur? How can you lament US policies while praising Russia & making racist comments uhnope May 2014 #16

Because in all aspects of our protracted discussions, Russia ballyhoo May 2014 #17

This will never fly. They haven't shown they have the system perfected to isolate the target, Baitball Blogger May 2014 #4

Looks like they are drawing back the curtain. zeemike May 2014 #5

The idea that our country would fly drones to far away countries to kill Americans and whoever else Ed Suspicious May 2014 #6

Me too. Makes it hard to sleep. I simply cannot ballyhoo May 2014 #18

the reasoning behind this is ... quadrature May 2014 #7

What war? GeorgeGist May 2014 #19

that would be the so-called 'war on terror', ''' quadrature May 2014 #20

This is what happens to democracy when you don't jail war criminals and banksters. L0oniX May 2014 #8

I hope I live to see the day when we don't have a war criminal for a president. PSPS May 2014 #9

What a total crock of shit and extreme FICTION! George II May 2014 #10

This should be good. Psephos May 2014 #12

That's easy... pffshht May 2014 #14