Obama v. Putin - Something to Talk About

This year's G-20 Summit meetings are being held on President Putin's home turf; St. Petersburg.  (Photo/news.yahoo.com)

President Obama's in St. Petersburg today;

Isn't there to meet with Putin...  What could either say?

One's the U.S. President - who wants to launch a strike -

Lobbying that more G-20 countries act alike.

Laying out the evidence of horrifying crimes

(Can't imagine how Assad can sleep at night sometimes.)

Putin's backing Syria. Bashar Assad's his guy;

Claiming that the evidence against him is a lie.

Doesn't leave a lot for them to talk about, I'd think.

Not as if relations with the Russians didn't stink

Well before this latest rift but, 'though the two aren't friends,

Both must work together before Syria's war ends.

Drone Strikes and Due Process

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As a former member of the military, I

More than understand why drones are authorized to fly;

Maybe save a soldier's life with less civilian loss.

No trials for al-Qaeda members? I don't give a toss.

If your aim is to destroy America then, fine;

You have just declared yourself at war with me and mine.

Am I truly horrified when innocents are killed?

Yes.  Despite the fact our troops are trained and highly skilled

People on the side-lines in a war zone tend to die;

Whether by stray bullets or a bomb dropped from the sky.

I suspect that fewer people die when we use drones

And, no matter how much that the ACLU moans,

'though we skipped due process when we killed a citizen

It was not a question if  he'd try something, but when. 

Still, it's not a bad idea if, when the next drone flew

It was first submitted to some judges for review.