The true (in a sense) cost of military spending and what else it could have bought

Discussion in 'Politics' started by DemZad, Dec 10, 2011.

  1. That's it? Wow. I guess your mental faculties are in a state of suspended animation. Just because something is deemed policy doesn't make it legal.

    Also, it was an assassination. His name was placed on a list of..well, you know how they have to do: lists? This was a to kill: list. His name was placed on it, Obama authorized a mission to do it, the mission succeeded. That's an assassination.
     
    #111     Dec 22, 2011
  2. Speaking of mental faculties being impaired, show me where I said it's legal because it's a policy, idiot.

    Do you "think" all enemy KIAs are "executions"?
     
    #112     Dec 22, 2011
  3. First it was an "execution," now it's an "assassination"? You don't know your ass from your elbow.

    Do you "think" all enemy KIAs are "assassinations"?
     
    #113     Dec 22, 2011
  4. Uh, ok.

    What is that, three times you've done that within two comments...in this very thread? Speaking of mental faculties being impaired indeed.

    I said assassination, not execution. In order to execute someone they have to be tried and convicted. In all honesty, if guilty, that was what should have happened...he should have been executed.

    "To carry out an assassination is "to murder (a usually prominent person) by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination
     
    #114     Dec 22, 2011
  5. Liar. You changed it from "execution" to "assassination" but you've used "execution" before, for example in your 12-22-11 11:39 AM post which is now beyond your ability to edit (excerpt below, I've highlighted).

    Do you "think" all enemy KIAs are "assassinations"? "Executions"? "Murders"?
     
    #115     Dec 22, 2011
  6. In reality it's both. The law would prescribe for him to be executed if convicted of treason. If a US citizen joins another force to fight against us, and wages war or provides material support, they are guilty of treason. Awlaki was alleged to have joined Al Qaeda. Therefore he was killed for treason, hence executed.

    However, we have to back up a step because he was not tried or convicted, so it cannot possibly be an execution. Since it was a secret, targeted, and deliberate attack, for the sole purpose of killing him, we can call the operation which killed Awlaki an assassination. That's how it evolves if you can try and hold those two concepts in your head at the same time.

    No, kia's occur in combat. We have not declared war in Yemen have we?
     
    #116     Dec 22, 2011
  7. Thanks for confirming yet again that you're mentally impaired. My quote below doesn't mean it's policy therefore legal. It means, if you're really so concerned you need to push your messiah to do more than blow hot air because it will happen again. Get it now dumbass?

    If you're so concerned and outraged you should ask your messiah why he's doing nothing about this except blow hot air. Seriously. Because it's an ongoing policy.
    In reality you're a loon.
    Tell it to SEAL Team Six.
     
    #117     Dec 22, 2011
  8. Your quote suggests that since it's policy it's legal. Re read your statement.

    HE is doing something about it, he's running for President. Did you hear he is projected to win in Iowa now...should be interesting.


    They know they assassinated Bin Laden. They don't need me to tell them.
     
    #118     Dec 22, 2011
  9. Not if you have enough intelligence to read it in context.

    Yet they called in "Geronimo EKIA" and we hadn't declared war in Pakistan... all part of the sinister conspiracy that only Ron Paul can save us from, right? :p
     
    #119     Dec 22, 2011
  10. Did you have a point?
     
    #120     Dec 22, 2011