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People did complain about Obama's done strikes. Find articles from back then and you see the words "controversial" [1]. [1]: https://www.theguardian.com/world/

• Integrape 1y ago
  People used to complain about Obama's drone strikes. They still do, but they used to, too.
• lazide 1y ago
  Yes. I said ‘did anyone ask’, aka did anyone doing them care. And the answer is no. There was a bigger fuss in the power structure about the time he wore a tan suit, than about drone strikes. That someone complains doesn’t mean if it matters. Plenty of people are complaining about what is going on now, also to zero effect. And for those saying the AUMF justified Obama - it clearly didn’t justify it in Libya (not affiliated), and Congress expressly did not authorize it against ISIS - but drones were still widely used. The biggest difference in these scenarios is if they were sold as ‘the right thing’, or as ragebait. There is plenty of precedent for presidents just droning/air striking countries with zero congressional approval - including Trump in his first term, Obama before that, etc. Hell, Trump himself bombed Iran just a few months ago, and folks barely blinked an eye. Zero congressional involvement.