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  • Jun 13, 12

    online.wsj.com/...3901504577460372584763912.html terrorists targeted killing letters editor wsj com

    • John Yoo is dead on (maybe a poor choice of words) in his analysis of President Obama's drone strikes ("Obama, Drones and Thomas Aquinas," op-ed, June 8). Am I glad we are taking out terrorists? Of course. But just killing from afar provides us no actionable intelligence, destroys possible evidence that was near the target, and sacrifices the long-term strategic planning that comes with that intelligence for shortsighted political expediency. If we had launched drone strikes on the likes of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Abu Zubaydah, we would have never been able to nab bin Laden.

       

      Like Mr. Yoo, I have been unable to reconcile Mr. Obama's lofty rhetoric with his zeal to be judge, jury and executioner. In Mr. Obama's world it is OK to execute terrorists but not to lock them up in a prison like Gitmo. He has eliminated our adversaries before they have had a chance to voice their opposition. A live terrorist could provide valuable intelligence that leads us to other unfolding terror plots. But that terrorist can also be loud, obnoxious and screaming for his right to an attorney, just like KSM did. So instead the president has chosen to have terrorists snuffed out in one violent motion. This gives them no opportunity to complain and allows the president to deal with matters he considers more important.

    • Russell Hamilton 

       

        Louisville, Ky

  • Jun 14, 12

    Use this as the internet source to support the idea that keeping it the president's responsibility might make other countries look down on us, but ended in the successful killing of bin laden and is largely a government issue, not an issue of the people, therefore making our opinions on the matter meaningless.  we expect the government to take care of its citizens, but how can they when we criticize every method they use to do that?

    www.theglobeandmail.com/...article4255022 u s attacks terror world survey globe mail

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