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You are totally incorrect. The most recent news about civilian deaths in drone strikes: > At least 1 in 5 drone strike victims a confirmed civilian – leaked Pa

• jmduke 13y ago
  Victims are different than targets. (I'm not making a moral argument about drone strikes, but the fact that you bring up in no way refutes `rayiner's.)
  • drewblaisdell 13y ago
    Well, I was trying to reply to his refutation of "the use of drones to indiscriminately kill civilians", but I suppose if he was merely contesting the word "indiscriminately" he might have a point. That is, if we believe the U.S. is making a good enough attempt to avoid civilian casualties in drone strikes, which is questionable.
    • saraid216 13y ago
      He wasn't refuting that. He was refuting the air quotes around "suspected terrorists". He did not refute the fact that drones killed civilians or the teenager.
• tptacek 13y ago
  No, he isn't totally incorrect. Had you not written that totally unnecessary barb at the beginning of your comment, you'd both be correct. The strike that killed the younger al-Awlaki was in fact targeting someone else, who was uncontroversially considered a terrorist.