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Lindsey Graham and Barack Hussein Obama - Blood Brothers, War Criminals |
As in so many areas of policy, when it comes to indiscriminate, remote control killing from 30,000 feet - even the murder of women and children - Obama and Lindsey Graham see eye-to-eye.
Graham thinks only liberals and libertarians oppose America acting as an international executioner. But we've never been accused of being either. Call us old fashioned, but some conservatives cling to old ideas, such as observing the United States Constitution and Congress actually declaring war before sending troops or drones out to kill anyone.
By Ginger Gibson
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) will offer a resolution next week
commending President Barack Obama’s use of drones and the killing of
Anwar al-Awlaki.
“Every member of Congress needs to get on board,” Graham said. “It’s
not fair to the president to let him, leave him out there alone quite
frankly. He’s getting hit from libertarians and the left.
“I think the middle of America understands why you would want a drone
program to go after a person like Anwar al-Awlaki,” Graham added.
The newest discussions about drones and al-Awlaki comes after the
White House sent a memo to members of Congress explaining the reasoning
behind their killing of an American citizen who was working for Al
Qaeda.
Graham said the resolution will allow for a debate about who the
nation is at war with and what proper action during times of war is.
“The process of being targeted I think is legal, quite frankly
laborious and should reside in the commander in chief to determine who
an enemy combatant is and what kind of force to use,” Graham told
reporters on Wednesday.
Graham said judges should not be the ones to decide individual cases
of enemy combatants and the courts would uphold the president’s ability
to decide.
“If this ever goes to court I guarantee you it will be a slam dunk
support of what the administration is doing. I think one of the
highlights of President Obama’s first term and the beginning of his
second term is the way he’s been able to use drones against terrorists,”
Graham said.