The Truth About Obama's Drone Campaign: It's About Attrition, Not Decapitation -- Alexander B. Downes, Huffington Post
A key question facing President Obama as he begins his second term is whether to continue the U.S. drone campaign against Islamic militants. Since 2004 the United States has launched more than 400 covert drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. Almost 90 percent of these strikes have occurred under President Obama. According to data from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Obama has signed off on roughly 350 U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan, killing between 2,600 and 3,400 people.
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My Comment: For a country that wants to adopt assassination as part of it's war policy .... drones are a very effective weapon. But warfare is also about attrition .... and if America's drone campaign is all about attrition .... if history is any indication .... U.S. policy will fail.
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