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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
That's strategy, legal maneuvering bullshit. If they only say things that are true, what the fuck are they doing in court?
I don't care what position they're taking, Anwar Al-Aulaqi, clearly lost his citizenship on a couple of counts.
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It's not just about the lack of citizenship but the fact that Anwar al-Awlaki was planning attacks on the United States, joined a terrorist organization, and was hiding in a location where it was nearly impossible to capture him alive.
I can understand the case for making the conditions for which the droning of a (prior) American citizen more clear, but as far as I am aware, the options were either to drone Al-Awlaki or let him live. All the other options were not realistic. Also, if al-Awaki was not planning attacks on US soil or lived in place where it would be possible to capture him, we would not have droned him. This was an extreme circumstance and not nearly the slippery slope that people make it out to be.