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1. That works out to over $200 grand per person killed.

Sat Sep 1, 2012, 08:43 AM

Sep 2012

Seven Hellfire missiles = 7 x $160 grand - $1,200,000.

I wonder how many of those suspected militants were children? Or how many of them were women?

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US DRONE STRIKE KILLS 5 MILITANTS IN PAKISTAN [View all] xchrom Sep 2012 OP

That works out to over $200 grand per person killed. unhappycamper Sep 2012 #1

i love that you figured out the $ of this. xchrom Sep 2012 #2

More violations of sovereignty that will bite us in the ass. Bonobo Sep 2012 #3

+1 xchrom Sep 2012 #4

Is it a militant must be killed? central scrutinizer Sep 2012 #5

" if dead, they must have been a militant" dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #6

Always with the "suspected" IDemo Sep 2012 #7