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The war in Iraq is over, and the war in Afghanistan is ending, but unmanned aerial drones continue to wage an expansive war on terrorism. Obama has ratcheted up his predecessors tactic of deploying unmanned aircraft into Pakistan and Yemen to kill supposed terrorists (even U.S. citizens). Since Obama took office, media outlets have reported more than 300 drone strikes in Pakistan targeting al-Qaeda or the Taliban, outnumbering the Bush administrations drone strikes five to one. Supporters say the strikes are an efficient way to kill militants, while critics say the strikes kill too many civilians, spur terrorist recruitment, shirk judicial oversight, and represent an abuse of presidential power. This map, which is based on data from the New America Foundation, displays the location and kill count of reported drone strikes since 2004 and shows that Obama has greatly extended the drone program.
Interactive Map at link: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_the_week/2012/06/obama_drone_strikes_the_president_ordered_more_than_george_w_bush.html
Look now, you know more strikes are coming!
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)morningfog
(18,115 posts)strategy that has been expanded into other countries.
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)I just like to drop that quip occasionally.
pscot
(21,024 posts)I guess I missed that one, along with the Nobel Peace Commission.
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)Obama pushed hard to reduce nukes on the planet. It actually moved back the doomsday clock for the first time if I recall correctly.