Book Alleges Obama Told Aides About Drone Strikes: I’m ‘Really Good At Killing People’ -- CBS DC
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – A new book covering the 2012 presidential campaign uncovers a series of scathing remarks from political figures, but one alleged comment has stirred controversy around President Barack Obama and his administration’s use of targeted drone strikes.
Mark Halperin and John Heilemann’s book “Double Down: Game Change 2012” notes President Obama commenting on drone strikes, reportedly telling his aides that he’s “really good at killing people.”
The quote from the book was first reported in Peter Hamby’s review in the Washington Post.
The White House had not officially commented on the alleged remarks, but senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer dismissed a series of reports from the book, including one that showed Obama campaign officials deciding whether to replace Vice President Joe Biden with Hillary Clinton.
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My Comment: No one is coming out publicly that this is what they heard .... so I am skeptical. But even if it is true the real credit should go to the drone operators and the crews that maintain America's drone fleet .... without them there would be no drone program.
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