Drone Attacks Split U.S. Officials -- Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—Fissures have opened within the Obama administration over the drone program targeting militants in Pakistan, with the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan and some top military leaders pushing to rein in the Central Intelligence Agency's aggressive pace of strikes.
Such a move would roll back, at least temporarily, a program that President Barack Obama dramatically expanded soon after taking office, making it one of the U.S.'s main weapons against the Pakistan-based militants fighting coalition troops in Afghanistan.
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My Comment: I can understand why U.S. diplomats are cool to the idea of having drone strikes occurring on a regular basis in Pakistan .... after-all .... they are the ones who get blasted in the diplomatic showdowns when these strikes happen. I have trouble understanding why some in the military are against this program ... not surprisingly .... no names are mentioned.
As to what will happen with this U.S. drone program .... hmmmmm.... until someone can figure out a better way to get rid of these extremists, this CIA program will continue.
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