President Obama's Weapon Of Choice Is The Armed Drone

Drone Is Obama's Weapon Of Choice -- Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst, and Megan Braun, Special to CNN

(CNN) -- Covert drone strikes are one of Obama's key national security policies. He has already authorized 283 strikes in Pakistan, six times more than the number during President George W. Bush's eight years in office.

As a result, the number of estimated deaths from the Obama administration's drone strikes is more than four times what it was during the Bush administration -- somewhere between 1,494 and 2,618.

Under Obama, the drone campaign, which during the Bush administration had put emphasis on killing significant members of al Qaeda, has undergone a quiet and unheralded shift to focus increasingly on killing Taliban foot soldiers.

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My Comment: This is not only President Obama's weapon of choice .... but also the weapon of choice for most members of Congress, CIA, military, etc....