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And that’s where the authoritarian in you is shining through.

You see, Obama droned more combatants than anyone else before or after him but always followed a legal paper trail and following the book (except perhaps in some cases, search for Anwar al-Awlaki).

One can argue whether the rules and laws (secret courts, proceedings, asymmetries in court processes that severely compress civil liberties… to the point they might violate other constitutional rights) are legitimate, but he operated within the limits of the law.

You folks just blurt “me ne frego” like a random Mussolini and think you’re being patriotic.

SMH



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