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Originally Posted by Drolefille
It's not that the current administration isn't doing it, it's everything else they're doing as well. And, at the very least, Obama has stuck to his statement despite derision.
I think it depends, in many ways Israel is much more threatened than the US is. But I think it requires a level of trust in the intelligence agencies and the administration itself for the American people to think that blowing up Joe Terrorist in Pakistan is a good idea.
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Sure. I don't think the trust is there, but I think that's because we haven't invested in it. I hope that changes, as I think this type of infrastructure is invaluable with the threats we face.
However, when Congress is wasting time posturing on torture (which will have absolutely zero correlation with what actually occurs), I question whether we're prepared to go forward with an Israeli-like attitude. Don't get me wrong, I think they face a greater threat than we do, but I think their small scope yet cutthroat attitude is the blueprint for waging this type of defense. I'm not sure that the support wouldn't be there for this kind of action, but a lot of my liberal friends have been promoting this view lately, and I've developed some questions as a result. When people on the left are protesting the US Army Sniper School, I think it brings about natural concerns. Maybe the changing of the threat has changed people's minds on such tactics, I'm not sure. Interesting subject though.
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