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19. If they're so "popular" why is that a 2012 poll surveying 1,000 people from over 18 random countries

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 03:07 PM

Feb 2013

found mostly negative reactions to US drone strikes?

http://www.statista.com/statistics/233004/global-opinion-on-us-drone-strikes/

Of course 1,000 people don't accurately represent an entire country but it doesn't surprise me such opinions aren't as supportive as you claim.

Perhaps there's so much opposition to the despicably reckless drone strikes because they've been employed to slaughter innocent civilians and suspects without trial and because people oppose the violation of another country's sovereignty?

Ever wonder why crowds of people all over Pakistan chant anti-US slogans and express so much anti-US sentiment when drone strikes are launched against their country? I can assure that most of those angry demonstrators aren't terrorists at all.

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CIA operating drone base in Saudi Arabia, US media reveal [View all] Ichingcarpenter Feb 2013 OP

Damn thats a surpirse, I had guessed it was being staged from American Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #1

They probably are. sadalien Feb 2013 #4

Good point, didnt think about it like that :) Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #5

Osama bin Laden's key demand was that the US get its troops out of Saudi Arabia ... onwardsand upwards Feb 2013 #2

This is just another example . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #3

If everyone objected hack89 Feb 2013 #7

I don't care what anyone thinks .... cosmicone Feb 2013 #6

Were you supportive of those warmongering & imperialistic drone strikes that Bush approved? rachel1 Feb 2013 #13

Many more innocent lives cosmicone Feb 2013 #14

A conventional war against whom? Those opposing the imperialistic government spreading "democracy" rachel1 Feb 2013 #17

Let's not be knee-jerk incensed here cosmicone Feb 2013 #18

If they're so "popular" why is that a 2012 poll surveying 1,000 people from over 18 random countries rachel1 Feb 2013 #19

Pakistanis have been anti-American all along cosmicone Feb 2013 #23

Could the anti-US sentiment be the result of "blowback" which the CIA used to decribe rachel1 Feb 2013 #28

Certainly cosmicone Feb 2013 #29

Popular among governmental officials? I'm not surprised. But how but among the everyday population rachel1 Feb 2013 #35

Whatever helps you sleep better at night. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2013 #22

Again, the notion that drones are used against terrorists cosmicone Feb 2013 #24

I didn't say they were. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2013 #26

I am brown cosmicone Feb 2013 #27

Good for you. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2013 #30

And who do the terrorists kill? NRA members? cosmicone Feb 2013 #31

Ya..killing women and children is a good thing.... lib2DaBone Feb 2013 #33

Know Yer Drones... triplepoint Feb 2013 #8

+1 great post green for victory Feb 2013 #10

Great info. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2013 #11

+1 great post Ichingcarpenter Feb 2013 #15

Washington Post was forced into finally revealing drone base secret dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #9

‘shameful’ complicity for hiding existence of secret U.S. drone base Ichingcarpenter Feb 2013 #16

are there cheaper ways to do this? quadrature Feb 2013 #12

On economies of scale...in this case, Economies of death...this is very cost efficent. Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #20

Judge Dredd takes control.... AntiFascist Feb 2013 #21

The Guardian has an article expanding on US media spiking the story alp227 Feb 2013 #25

Good snooper2 Feb 2013 #32

one of the things on bin Laden's grievance list was US bases in their holy land yurbud Feb 2013 #34