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SomethingFishy

(4,876 posts)
Wed Nov 26, 2014, 06:12 PM Nov 2014

Precision Drone Strikes

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/11/report-drone-strikes-so-precise-they-kill

"In Yemen and Pakistan, the drone strikes have killed at least 1,147 unknown people in attempts to kill 41 named individuals, the report said.The report takes into account the 2002-2014 timeline of drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan, also identifying 41 men who appeared to have been killed multiple times. This draws questions to President Obama administration's claims of dubbing the drone programme as ‘precise’, the report said....

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..According to the report, 24 men in Pakistan were reported as killed or tagetted multiple times, adding that missing strikes on these men killed 874 other people, including 142 children.

Citing a particular case of targetting Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, the report alleged that CIA failed twice and killed 76 children and 29 adults. However, Zawahiri remains reportedly alive.

It took the US six attempts to kill Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) top-gun, Qari Hussain, the report said, adding that during these attempts, 128 people including 13 children were killed.

In what reality are these strikes worth it? How many new terrorists are created every time an innocent woman or child is killed? How long before we figure out this isn't working?
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Precision Drone Strikes (Original Post) SomethingFishy Nov 2014 OP
No their not worth it newfie11 Nov 2014 #1
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