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Octafish

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27. 2014 The Year in Drones

Tue Jan 13, 2015, 07:28 PM

Jan 2015

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None of the figures on the number of dead are official US government figures. The Obama Administration isn’t saying how many people US drones have killed. Obama officials have gone no further than issuing bland assurances that drones are precision weapons which produce very few civilian casualties. US Secretary of State John Kerry claimed on May 26, 2013 that “The only people we fire at are confirmed terror targets, at the highest level. We don’t just fire a drone at somebody we think is a terrorist.” Oh, but we do. The New York Times reported on May 29, 2012 that the Obama White House employs a peculiar calculus of death which “counts all military-age males in a strike zone as combatants.”

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http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/01/07/the-year-in-drones/

Continuing wars based on lies is about the lowest thing I can think of.

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Obama didn�t march in Paris. He did, however, decimate al-Quaida, get Bin Laden, and bomb ISIS. [View all] riqster Jan 2015 OP

Uh, Thank you! nt Ilsa Jan 2015 #1

So why are we still allies with the governments of Saudi Arabia JonLP24 Jan 2015 #2

Drone attacks Killed a bunch of bystanders and were excellent recruiting tools for terrorists n2doc Jan 2015 #3

Ditto. nt cwydro Jan 2015 #15

who did go? anyone? roguevalley Jan 2015 #18

2014 The Year in Drones Octafish Jan 2015 #27

I believe the proper term for a bystander killed in a drone strike is "suspected militant". n/t hughee99 Jan 2015 #28

Try human being. Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2015 #36

That would seem like a more accurate term, but it doesn't seem to be the one that IS used. n/t hughee99 Jan 2015 #37

We need to dehumanize our victims. Works every time! Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2015 #40

...^ that 840high Jan 2015 #41

Somebody needed to say it LordGlenconner Jan 2015 #4

Exactly, it is much more important TBF Jan 2015 #5

He also destroyed social security, invaded Syria, and pushed thru Keystone. zappaman Jan 2015 #6

Pushed thru Keystone sounds like a misrepresentation JonLP24 Jan 2015 #9

How does the President open up a procedural vote geek tragedy Jan 2015 #20

Got me?????? Iliyah Jan 2015 #23

I'm going based on things that were posted here JonLP24 Jan 2015 #25

Frank Underwood could do it. AngryAmish Jan 2015 #64

Nope, nope, and nope (unless you were being sarcastic?) George II Jan 2015 #10

yes I think he was joking uhnope Jan 2015 #16

These and other manufactured outrages brought to you by ... JoePhilly Jan 2015 #13

Made me laugh Hekate Jan 2015 #29

I'm not just the Combustible Hair Club president... riqster Jan 2015 #39

Nope, no Rogaine ... more like Propane. JoePhilly Jan 2015 #52

Touch�..... Toupee.... Hekate Jan 2015 #58

Torchee I think. JoePhilly Jan 2015 #59

LOL bettyellen Jan 2015 #42

What's so funny? zappaman Jan 2015 #44

you killed it! bettyellen Jan 2015 #46

EXACTLY. + 1000 n/t MBS Jan 2015 #7

Yes, he did all that and MORE, but....but....but.... George II Jan 2015 #8

Got it. DeSwiss Jan 2015 #11

K & R SunSeeker Jan 2015 #12

and by "decimate" we suddenly mean "fund," right (or have we forgotten Libya and Syria already?) MisterP Jan 2015 #14

Yeah... Roy Rolling Jan 2015 #17

im sure there is a legitimate argument but nothing said in the op comes close xiamiam Jan 2015 #19

yeah, thank god there is no more al -Quaida or Isis. m-lekktor Jan 2015 #21

Doesn't matter. Turbineguy Jan 2015 #22

Thanks Gman Jan 2015 #24

Yeah, it started as my FB response to the Foxbots. riqster Jan 2015 #38

Obama is going to be ridiculed by the righties no matter what he does. livingonearth Jan 2015 #26

...and the lefties... Hekate Jan 2015 #30

Pass the bottle. Bobbie Jo Jan 2015 #31

I recommend Naproxen. Stronger. riqster Jan 2015 #35

I hear you! freshwest Jan 2015 #47

A lefty ripped him for not going to Paris? Really? JonLP24 Jan 2015 #33

He got Alwhacki too!! Oklahoma_Liberal Jan 2015 #32

Thank the heavens we got a war president. TM99 Jan 2015 #34

We have a President who deals with the shite coming down the PIKE. If you know what he's Cha Jan 2015 #49

Oh I am well aware. TM99 Jan 2015 #55

But but but.. he didn't FAKE MARCH in solidarity with the other FAKE MARCHERS!!! tabasco Jan 2015 #43

And said we "tortured some folks" grahamhgreen Jan 2015 #45

because what's important is that we kill more muslims. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #48

No. "What's important" is the US is on top of taking out Terrorists who Blow People UP just 'cause. Cha Jan 2015 #50

Bollocks. Not all moslems are terrorists. Nor are all terrorists moslems. riqster Jan 2015 #51

yet that seems to be mainly who we're killing. and a lot of them. sure are a lot of ND-Dem Jan 2015 #57

Isn't Al Qaeda in Yemen claiming responsibilty for the Paris murders? Link... 1bigdude Jan 2015 #53

Yeah, which is interesting given that one person involved in the attack seems to be from ISIS. riqster Jan 2015 #54

lol . . . I think "wasting taxpayer money" is debatable DrDan Jan 2015 #56

The administration is smart to ... JoePhilly Jan 2015 #60

ah . . . ye olde multidimensional chess once again DrDan Jan 2015 #61

If that's the best you could come up with ... JoePhilly Jan 2015 #62

I admit I am no match for your creativity DrDan Jan 2015 #63

Christ that is so depressing. I really mean that. Do you have any idea why? Bonobo Jan 2015 #65

"Decimate" means "reduce by one-tenth" REP Jan 2015 #66

Funny but not complete. riqster Jan 2015 #67