Local Ohio Reporter, Grills Obama On 'Kill List'

[nextJin]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/...43.html?ir=Politics&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

This is a pretty interesting interview for a few reasons most of which is obvious. The balls to actually ask the question is enough to make me a fan.

 

[waggy]

and good for the President. i think the kill list is good

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Interesting. Ben Swann is the same guy who confronted Romney and Ryan last week about the RNC's refusal to seat the Paul delegates from RI - http://www.fox19.com/story/19390829...-not-know-about-rnc-stripping-maine-delegates

I gather Swann is a Paul supporter, not that I have any problem with him asking about either of these topics.

 

[spittledip]

Guess who is now on the kill list...

 

[CycloWizard]

The first rule of kill list is that you do not ask about kill list.

 

[MrColin]

I really don't mind the efficient elimination of islamofascist terrorists in the face of real evidence, without due process, but what happens when we get a crony capitalist like Mitt Romney in the white house with this power?

 

[Incorruptible]

I really don't mind the efficient elimination of islamofascist terrorists in the face of real evidence, without due process, but what happens when we get a crony capitalist like Mitt Romney in the white house with this power?

You have no problem with AMERICAN CITIZENS BEING EXECUTED AND HAVING THERE RIGHTS VIOLATED?

 

[Matt1970]

I really don't mind the efficient elimination of islamofascist terrorists in the face of real evidence, without due process, but what happens when we get a crony capitalist like Mitt Romney in the white house with this power?

As long as the Democrats are doing the killing than all is good right? Teflon-Obam

 

[GarfieldtheCat]

One of the few real things the GOP could bring up, but they don't because they want to be able to do it as well, whenever they get back in power.

 

[xj0hnx]

I really don't mind the efficient elimination of islamofascist terrorists in the face of real evidence, without due process, but what happens when we get a crony capitalist like Mitt Romney in the white house with this power?

LOL!!! Obama has the list and has been killing people, but you are worried about if Mittens gets the power?

 

[hal2kilo]

One of the few real things the GOP could bring up, but they don't because they want to be able to do it as well, whenever they get back in power.

This has got to frustrate the hell out of em. I love it.

 

[Rainsford]

You have no problem with AMERICAN CITIZENS BEING EXECUTED AND HAVING THERE RIGHTS VIOLATED?

The question is at what point is it no longer possible or practical to treat US citizens waging war on their country in the service of a foreign enemy the same way you'd treat a US citizen who commits a crime at home. Personally I think every effort should be made to arrest them, after which they can experience the benefits of our judicial system. But if that's not possible because they are protected by a foreign country, for example...what do you do? I'm not sure that applied to any particular situation, but it's worth thinking about. Drones give us a kill capability far above our arrest capability (and arresting was always the harder option anyways).

Personally I don't think it's a simple question with a simple answer. I don't like the idea of the President being able to kill a US citizen without a fair and impartial trial and all that. But I also don't like the idea of a terrorist being able to get away with waging war against the United States because we can't practically capture him and can't legally kill him.

Like I said though, I'm not entirely convinced we've actually faced this situation before. The actions of President Obama in this regard should be considered differently from the underlying question.