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You are aware that Trump dramatically expanded the drone wars and loosened targeting criteria on those same drones resulting in far more strikes with far more c

You are aware that Trump dramatically expanded the drone wars and loosened targeting criteria on those same drones resulting in far more strikes with far more civilian casualties?[1] The only reason it’s not in the news (besides the constant chaos in the White House sucking up news cycles) is because he also signed an executive order removing the requirement that we report all civilian deaths.[2] Pretending that Donald “Take out the Terrorists’ families” Trump is a some kind of dove is a new one, especially when he’s still trying to attack Iran during his final lame duck days in office. [1]- https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2020/Rising%20Civilian%20Death%20Toll%20in%20Afghanistan_Costs%20of%20War_Dec%207%202020.pdf https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/20... [2] - https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-revocation-reporting-requirement/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-or...

Der_Einzige 6y ago
Thank you for calling this out. Too often people parrot the same stupid line about Obama and drone strikes without the context here. No, trump is not some dove who cares about minimizing suffering. He did more drone strikes, with more flimsy justifications, resulting in more deaths and destruction than any president in history including Obama. Yeah, and trump has not started any additional wars. That is true. However, the constant saber rattling vs iran as well as the "bloody nose" option vs north korea (a premptive nuclear strike) were openly floated by Trump and his administration. Trump would go for war if he believed it would be good for him. Honestly, trump may still be president if he had attacked iran... Trump's own miscalculations are ironically what kept him being so "dovish". Republicans talk a good game about being doves but they want a hawk. They might not admit it openly because dear leader didn't attack iran yet - but if he had - trump's base would claim that iran should have been invaded forever ago...

Der_Einzige 6y ago

Thank you for calling this out. Too often people parrot the same stupid line about Obama and drone strikes without the context here. No, trump is not some dove who cares about minimizing suffering. He did more drone strikes, with more flimsy justifications, resulting in more deaths and destruction than any president in history including Obama. Yeah, and trump has not started any additional wars. That is true. However, the constant saber rattling vs iran as well as the "bloody nose" option vs north korea (a premptive nuclear strike) were openly floated by Trump and his administration. Trump would go for war if he believed it would be good for him. Honestly, trump may still be president if he had attacked iran... Trump's own miscalculations are ironically what kept him being so "dovish". Republicans talk a good game about being doves but they want a hawk. They might not admit it openly because dear leader didn't attack iran yet - but if he had - trump's base would claim that iran should have been invaded forever ago...