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Killings by armed, unmanned drones continue under Obama administration
Suspected US missile strike kills 10 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Missiles fired from a suspected U.S. spy plane killed 10 people Friday in Pakistan just east of the Afghan border, security officials said, the first such strike since the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
At least five of the dead were identified as foreign militants, an intelligence officer said.
The missile strike on the lawless region where al-Qaida militants are known to hide out is the latest in a barrage of more than 30 since the middle of last year.
One drone fired three missiles into the village of Zharki in North Waziristan, hitting two buildings over the space of 10 minutes, the security officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
At least 10 people were killed, they said. Their names were not released.
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dmallind
1. Why not?
Is there a difference between killing people with remote controlled aircraft as opposed to pilot-in-situ? Did Obama say anything to imply he was a pure pacifist who would never ever use military technology to kill people?
dmallind
26. As soon as we find a prefect way to kill only militants with absolutely no civilian casualties and with perfect efficiency, exactly what then should we do? Did Obama claim to be a pacifist? Should he have?
kestrel91316
17. You sound like one of those people who expects me to cure their cat's serious illness or injury with one 15 minute office visit and a single injection, and when kitty isn't normal within 24 hours is calling to bitch.
GROW THE HELL UP. LIFE IS NOT A TV SHOW.
NeedleCast
7. The Changes in 48 hours have been
- Closing the prison at Gitmo
- Further transperency in government
- Better lobbying laws
I don't understand why Obama hasn't waved the magic wand of peace and prosparity yet. Maybe there isn't one, despite what some people believe and expect.
OPERATIONMINDCRIME
13. Hey Nader, Isn't It About Time For Your Pill?
dmordue
20. I don't have a problem with missles fired responsibly
underpants
40. He stung them did he?
That is a message.
DainBramaged
42. Yup, it's Obama's fault....................
From another thread, same topic......
Pirate Smile
7. He was arguing for this type of thing all by himself and caught a lot of shit for it before BushCo started doing it in secret.
No one should be surprised that Obama would continue it.
Sometimes it seems like people weren't listening to him during the campaign.
JenniferZ
If this is a compound that houses militants who train their people to attack our soldiers and innocent Afghani people, then I'm all for it. There are a couple of things we all need to remember about these kinds of events.
1. Pakistan has to say they don't like it because they have a sizeable extremist population.
2. Pakistan may indeed have cooperated in searching out the compound and verifying the location and its mission and the people involved.
The BIG hint regarding this is that we already have the information about foreign nationals and suspected militants being killed. If Pakistan had not been in on it, that information would not have been given out. In this way, they hope to satisfy all their objectives. They get rid of militants and foreign nationals without bearing the brunt of the anger of their own extremist people. They cement an alliance with the US and our new President in a subtle way that they hope Westerners pick up on.
Had this been a week ago with President Bush in office, anyone here believe they'd be saying it was A-OK for this to take place, or be giving him the benefit of the doubt? No? That's what I thought.
But now things like this are less than worrisome.
It was never about how the GWoT was being fought, it was always about who was in office when it happened. Can we read these hypocrites like a book or what?
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