Obama did well with the order for strikes in Somalia...

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In another post, I commented on the apparent reversal of Obama's policy. His stated policy, and order the troops is to bring suspected terrorists to justice, complete with Constitutional rights. However, I also want to take time to congratulate Obama and commend him on another point. While Obama has been an outspoken opponent of most of Bush's policies in the war on terror, he has been just as outspoken about his support when Bush did things Sen. Obama agreed with. One of the things Obama supported was the airstrikes against Al Qaeda targets across the border into Pakistan. He has stated that Al Qaeda needs to be flushed out and dealth with. While this recent kill order was a reversal of the "constitutional rights" order, it is in line with previous statements and policies on going after Al Qaeda where ever they are found. I have made decisions in my life where the lives on others depended on my decisions. In war, I never killed anyone, but I did do things that put our troops in harms way, and lead to the killing of others. These are responsibilities that I can't even begin to describe to those who have never been faced with it. However, I have never been in a situation where I had to make the decision to send someone to kill others. That is a situation a relative few have to make. It can't be an easy one. This is twice (that we know of) that Obama has bad to make the "take the shot" order. Both times he was willing to do what needed to be done.