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1984@lemmy.today 6 days agoThe Wikipedia page says they killed about 1000-2000 civilians during 16 years of drone strikes. Is that what you mean then? And the real numbers are likely much higher.
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1984@lemmy.today 6 days agoThe Wikipedia page says they killed about 1000-2000 civilians during 16 years of drone strikes. Is that what you mean then? And the real numbers are likely much higher.
ZC3rr0r@piefed.ca 6 days ago
It’s commonly used as a criticism of Obama to point out that his approval of drone strikes was significantly higher than any president before or since. This data point is a bit shaky however, because drone strikes weren’t nearly as prevalent during this predecessor’s term as they weren’t as technologically advanced as they were during his terms, and due to the fact that the Trump admin changed drone strike approval processes to no longer need presidential approval.