Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Obama still tough on terrorist

President Obama did the right thing when he allowed the CIA to kill U.S. born Anwar al-Awlaki.

It is hard to argue that Anwar al-Awlaki was protected by the fifth amendment because he was a danger to the public. Just because he was hiding in Yemen, doesn't mean that the government wasn't within it rights to eliminate his threat.

Al Qaeda is a terrorist organization, and by joining al Qaeda Anwar al-Awlaki joined the enemy. I am not trying to sound like George W. Bush, but al Qaeda is an enemy of the state and set on committing acts of terrorism against the U.S. by any means necessary, and Anwar al-Awlaki had a record of inciting hate against the U.S. and linked to some recent terrorist attacks.

Some groups will argue that Anwar al-Awlaki was protected by the fifth amendment because of his citizenship, but at what point do you given up your citizenship rights when you become a terrorist?

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