Drone Attacks Not Worth the Killing of Civilians

[The Northerner]

There is a ubiquitous saying that if an untrue statement is said too often, that statement ultimately becomes the truth. This aphorism seems to be relevant to the ongoing drone attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. While the United States government and the CIA continue to assure American citizens that the drone attacks are vital to exterminating dangerous militants, these attacks simultaneously continue to kill civilians, including many children. Through the government’s false reassurances that only a few civilians are injured during the strikes, more drone strikes are encouraged, thereby increasing the level of aggression of the continuing strikes.

Over the last few consecutive days, at least 27 people have been killed in Northwest Pakistan and 18 people in the Logar province of Afghanistan, including 8 militants, Al-Qaida's second-in-command, and its operative, Abu Yahya al-Lib. However, the majority of the deaths have been those of civilians — a fact that is kept hidden in order for the government to be able to continue the persistent CIA drone attacks.

The Obama administration’s launch of more than 280 drone attacks in Pakistan alone has resulted in the brutal deaths of more than 800 civilians, resulting not only in psychological confusion among the citizens but also in a burgeoning hatred towards NATO countries, especially the U.S. Even the leaders standing in the Pakistani election next year, especially the renowned ex-cricketer Imran Khan and his party members, are gathering crowds of millions from every region to support a total opposition of U.S. intervention.

It seems that the goal of the Obama administration is to kill as many militants as possible before the U.S pulls out of Afghanistan in 2014. However, the way the administration has decided to further that aim has resulted in accusations that the U.S.’s attacks have been not only ill targeted, but also callous in their operation.

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[Major Nikon]

1. I find it rather ironic

...that the author would start out with:

There is a ubiquitous saying that if an untrue statement is said too often, that statement ultimately becomes the truth.

and then proceed to quote Press TV.

[2on2u]

2. Let one country fly one machine over our borders.... kill some civilians and see how

quick we would be to drop a nuke on their collective asses.

[michaelcobb]

3. I agree,

If Bush was doing this we would be screaming "Murderer."