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In reply to the discussion: 2,305 killed by Obama in drone strikes in Pakistan by my count [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)We didn't believe it when Bush did it and I guess we were obsessed with him too. If the military does it, they do not do it without the approval of the CIC. If someone doesn't want that responsibility, they should not allow this to continue and they are one with the power to stop it. And of course anyone in Congress who goes along with it.
I can post tons of links to what was said about Bush btw, did you defend him when we called him a 'murderer' or a 'war criminal' or when we held him accountable as CIC?
We elected Democrats in order to stop what Bush started. THAT was US attempting to end the killing in the only way citizens can. So please stop with the false premise that WE ever approved of this killing on our behalf. I don't want anyone 'protecting' me this way, and we made that very clear. The fact that it is still going on means that our government is acting without our consent because they know that the American people by a large majority now, oppose these wars.
If the Government wants to protect us they should go after the real threats to our National Security. They should and could end the deaths of over 44,000 Americans every year by providing them with HC. They should come home and do something about the murder of Americans by other Americans every single day. But I see no will to protect Americans from these needless killings right here, not by foreign terrorists, but by domestic terror which has killed more Americans over the past decade than any foreign terrorist could dream of.