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It's been going on much longer in places like Yemen. Obama was the first to recognise that by switching to drones you basically don't have to face any domestic
by jpgvm 2y ago
It's been going on much longer in places like Yemen. Obama was the first to recognise that by switching to drones you basically don't have to face any domestic political opposition to combat.
- croon 2y agoHe certainly ramped up from W Bush, but I think it was more due to timing in technological advancements and reduced overall cost of life (American primarily, others distant second), compared to deployments. This[0] passed just a week after 9/11 (7 years before Obama). [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force_of_2001 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_for_Use_of_Milit...