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(CNSNews.com) -- President Barack Obama declared that America is at war with al Qaeda on Thursday at the White House, as he presented measures the United States must take to prevent another terrorist attack similar to the one that nearly succeeded on board a Christmas Day flight from Amsterdam to Detroit.
“We are at war, we are at war against al Qaeda,” Obama said, a departure from the administration’s move in 2009 to discontinue the phrase “Global War on Terrorism” from U.S. policy.
The president continued saying that “al Qaeda leadership has hunkered down,” and that the United States has “disrupted plots at home and abroad.”
Originally posted by purplemer
You cannot legally go to war with groups of people .... You go to war with nations.
When groups of people, and that group that had been inciting almost a quarter of mankind through the misuse of religion, had declared war on mankind, and had already started war with the murder of thousands innocents for decades, you don't sit around and wait for the axe to fall on you next. Which part of that, do you not understand?
The Geneva Convention (s) is a negotiated agreement between signer nations who have voluntarily agreed to abide by and therefore be protected by the terms of this agreement. Voluntary signer nations should expect to benefit from these protections, so long as they abide by these protections themselves. Non-signer nations have NOT agreed to abide by these terms and are therefore, not protected by these terms. It is that simple.
Originally posted by purplemer
The Geneva Convention (s) is a negotiated agreement between signer nations who have voluntarily agreed to abide by and therefore be protected by the terms of this agreement. Voluntary signer nations should expect to benefit from these protections, so long as they abide by these protections themselves. Non-signer nations have NOT agreed to abide by these terms and are therefore, not protected by these terms. It is that simple.
Terrorist sympathizer, may you be glad that US and other free nations STILL treats those terrorist under the geneva convention. If they were caught, they were still according constitutional and geneva rights - incacerating them in jails, being fed, etc. Combatants killed in action unfortunately will not be alive to be given such treatment.
Originally posted by MrRamblinRose
Look up the real defintion of Jihad, it is not violent. I don't believe he was accused of killing anybody. Even if he did confess he did not confess to a jury or judge in some kind of trial, that is a violation of 5th amendment rights.
Originally posted by angrysniper
How can you right wing extremists support a murderer?!
Originally posted by HauntWok
Here's some insight on this. Perhaps Ron Paul is suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
(CNSNews.com) -- President Barack Obama declared that America is at war with al Qaeda on Thursday at the White House, as he presented measures the United States must take to prevent another terrorist attack similar to the one that nearly succeeded on board a Christmas Day flight from Amsterdam to Detroit.
“We are at war, we are at war against al Qaeda,” Obama said, a departure from the administration’s move in 2009 to discontinue the phrase “Global War on Terrorism” from U.S. policy.
The president continued saying that “al Qaeda leadership has hunkered down,” and that the United States has “disrupted plots at home and abroad.”
source: www.cnsnews.com...
We are and have been at war with Al Qaeda and it's operatives for a long time now. It's leaders whether they are American Citizens or not are under a "kill or capture" policy by this administration. I doubt that capture was a reasonable option in Yemen for Anwar Awlaki, and so he was killed.
Course, as of lately, it appears that Ron Paul is supporting the enemy, giving them aid and comfort with his speeches against our commander in chief. Boosting the enemy morale and weakening ours.
Originally posted by infiniteobserver
reply to post by mike_trivisonno
However, the issue is that this guy was an American citizen and was never brought to trial. He was designated a terrorist without due process and assassinated. So we end up in a situation where the government just decides who the bad guys are without having to prove a thing. The founding father were against exactly this sort of thing.
Originally posted by Ittabena
reply to post by Blaine91555
This is not about Muslims, it's about Islamic Extremists on a Jihad. Muslims are kind decent folk and I know quite a few now.
Actually it's about the Constitution. You guys have been trying to derail this thread all day. Sorry, we will not let you do it. If you want to talk about jihadist derpa derpa, start your own thread. this one is about Ron Paul's remarks and the fact that the Constitution was not followed by someone who taught Constitutional law, the President of the United States, who, coincidentally swore an oath to uphold it. Guess he blew that one huh?
So how do you intend to prosecute and conduct the war on Terrorism?
Originally posted by HauntWok
reply to post by Partisanity
Actually you can fight against an enemy. Al Qaeda is an enemy. They are a terrorist organisation. Sure the concept Al Qaeda stands for is something that we can't fight with arms, but have to use diplomacy and try and convince the people that killing themselves for 72 virgins is a lame way to go. But the damn people in Al Qaeda sure can be fought against.
What is this bull # that you can't fight an enemy you have to fight a country? What is this some Eddie Izzardesque rule you just made up?
There are actually people out there that want to blow the hell out of the US and it's people. This guy was one of their recruiters. We took him out and I say good show for it.
Ron Paul is in the wrong on this one.
Originally posted by rstregooski