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We're Killing Alleged Militants Too Quickly to Reliably Determine Guilt
Based on the New America Foundation's count, American drones have killed 1,362 "militants" in Pakistan since 2009, using the "low" estimates for militants killed and excluding dead innocents.
Think about that number.
Since January 1, 2009, there have been 1,288 days. For the sake of simplicity, let's say that since President Obama took office he's killed people at the pace of about one person per day. This significantly understates the true figure. Our already conservative tally excludes those killed in countries other than Pakistan, and excludes acknowledged innocents killed. The "one person per day" number is a conservative estimate of those deemed to be guilty even in hindsight.
How sure should we be that all those people are actually guilty?
Think about that number.
Since January 1, 2009, there have been 1,288 days. For the sake of simplicity, let's say that since President Obama took office he's killed people at the pace of about one person per day. This significantly understates the true figure. Our already conservative tally excludes those killed in countries other than Pakistan, and excludes acknowledged innocents killed. The "one person per day" number is a conservative estimate of those deemed to be guilty even in hindsight.
How sure should we be that all those people are actually guilty?
Read more: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/07/were-killing-alleged-militants-too-quickly-to-reliably-determine-guilt/259721/
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