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• bpodgursky 10y ago
  I can only think of one contrary example within the last decade -- Libya, where Gaddafi was still in power when we started bombing. It was complicated, and I think in the end it was a poor decision, but I don't think it's fair to consider it wrong or evil. Looking farther back you find Iraq and Afghanistan on the list with similar disclaimers. In any case, neither was a "lob a few missiles from the stratosphere and peace out" strikes the parent comment implies. Let me know if I'm forgetting something.
  • packetized 10y ago
    Philippines, possibly - depending on who you talk to. https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/deadly-drone-strike-on-muslims-in-the-southern-philippines/ https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/deadly-drone-strike-on-mu...
    • bpodgursky 10y ago
      The US has tons of bases on the Philippines and there's a lot of training/cooperation. I can't imagine that the US didn't have permission and cooperation there, if it happened. FWIW the Philippine military denies that it happened -- http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/07/09/12/philippine-military-denies-us-drone-strike http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/07/09/12/philippine-military-.... Which is at odds with objecting to it.