Is President Obama's Drone War A Strategy Or A Military Tactic?

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Obama’s Drone War -- Trefor Moss, The Diplomat

Even in Pakistan, no front pages were held when U.S. President Barack Obama openly acknowledged last week that the United States has been conducting air strikes inside Pakistani territory. After all, it has been common knowledge for several years now that the U.S., with a nod and a wink from Islamabad, has been using Predator and Reaper drones to bomb militants in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along the border with Afghanistan.

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My Comment: What caught my eye in this report is the following ....

.... The question that not enough people are asking, however, is whether the drone strikes actually work. Drone attacks are a tactic, not a strategy

..... The danger, though, is that as the U.S. seriously considers wrapping up combat operations in Afghanistan as early as next year, the tactic of drone strikes is becoming the strategy.

Could not have said it any better.