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Trump continued (and even increased) the drone killings, but removed the reporting requirements. Calling it the "Obama-era drone killings" ignores the unprecede

by boc 6y ago

Trump continued (and even increased) the drone killings, but removed the reporting requirements. Calling it the "Obama-era drone killings" ignores the unprecedented amount of killings under the previous administration. Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/05/22/obama-drones-trump-killings-count/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/05/22/obama-drones-trump-kill...

corpMaverick 6y ago
Furthermore. The Obama admin added transparency and accountability measures while the Trump admin ditched them.
- 8note 6y ago
  I'm sure it will be great solace to the families of those murdered by America that the Americans are proud to talk about it again
- jandrese 6y ago
  Hence the reason they are still the Obama drone strikes. Out of sight out of mind.
mrighele 6y ago
I call it Obama-era because the guy got a Nobel Peace Prize while doing that. I have a even lower opinion of Trump, but at least he was widely despised by the international community, unlike the former