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He never promised to end drone strikes. In fact I believe he emphasized drone strikes even then in order to shift away from American "boots on ground" and the t
by mpyne 13y ago
He never promised to end drone strikes. In fact I believe he emphasized drone strikes even then in order to shift away from American "boots on ground" and the then-current policy of using JDAM bomb strikes (which are even more dangerous w.r.t. collateral damage).
- madaxe 13y agoYou're quite right, actually - he didn't promise anything about drones - as at that point they didn't officially exist, most likely.