Wednesday, February 1, 2012

White House Rebuffs Security Questions On U.S. Drone Program



After Obama’s Remarks On Drones, White House Rebuffs Security Questions -- Washington Post

White House spokesman Jay Carney rebuffed questions Tuesday about whether President Obama had violated intelligence restrictions on the secret U.S. drone program in Pakistan when he openly discussed the subject the day before.

Obama, speaking Monday at an online town hall sponsored by Google, twice uttered the word “drones” as he explained their precise and “judicious” use against al-Qaeda targets. Asked if the president had made a mistake, Carney said he was “not going to discuss . . . supposedly covert programs.”

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My Comment: It`s an election, and with little to run on (especially in regards to the economy), President Obama will do what past Presidents usually do .... run on their foreign policy and/or national security record.

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