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Friday, October 16, 2015

The Faults of War

I have no problem with opposing murderers, assassins, and terrorists in the Middle East.  The question is:  By what means?  To be truly American requires that not just any means be used.

There is emerging evidence that faulty intelligence is being used by the White House to target persons for death by drone.  Even in these most difficult circumstances, America must lead by example.

This is all the more important as the President announces troops will remain in Afghanistan after 2016.  I do have some sympathy for the President, who, after all, did inherit this war from the G. W. Bush Administration.  So the criticism is not personal.  However, it is very real as Congress' war-making powers are being vitiated and circumvented.


Washington's Killing Machine

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