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Astrad

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45. A very complex situation for certain

Fri Oct 19, 2012, 08:55 PM

Oct 2012

and I feel confident that Obama navigates it with as much humanity and intelligence as possible. But I think the argument that the drone war is protecting us is, at best, unproven. It could be creating as many enemies as it is defeating. I have seen no convincing argument that is makes us safer, and believe me, I've looked. Perhaps Obama has different information on that, and if so I believe he should share it. If he doesn't, than I think the drone war is being conducted for political expediency rather than national security. It makes the Democratic party look strong on defense without obligating them to commit massive resources. And if he ended it, he would be instantly attacked for being weak and making us vulnerable to our 'enemies'. And he would probably lose the election. So yes, a very complicated and depressing situation.

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