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Critics correctly find many problems with this program, most of all the number of civilian casualties the strikes have incurred. Sourcing on civilian deaths is weak and the numbers are often exaggerated, but more than 600 civilians are likely to have died from the attacks. That number suggests that for every militant killed, 10 or so civilians also died.
Critics correctly find many problems with this program, most of all the number of civilian casualties the strikes have incurred. Sourcing on civilian deaths is weak and the numbers are often exaggerated, but more than 600 civilians are likely to have died from the attacks. That number suggests that for every militant killed, 10 or so civilians also died.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link){{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)A mere six days after President Obama's much heralded terrorism speech, a US drone fired a missile in Pakistan that killed four people. On Saturday, another US drone killed seven people, this time in Yemen. There was some debate about whether Obama's speech really heralded a more restrictive standard for drone use; the early results, though not dispositive, seem to suggest it is business as usual.
Saud Mehsud (8 June 2012). "Angry Pakistan summons envoy after U.S. drone strike kills nine". Reuters. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013. A U.S. drone strike killed nine people in northwest Pakistan, security officials said, prompting newly sworn-in Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to summon America's envoy on Saturday to protest against such attacks.
'Within a period of about 18 months, the majority of drone operations will be conducted by the military, rather than by any other branch of the government,' Emmerson said.
A mere six days after President Obama's much heralded terrorism speech, a US drone fired a missile in Pakistan that killed four people. On Saturday, another US drone killed seven people, this time in Yemen. There was some debate about whether Obama's speech really heralded a more restrictive standard for drone use; the early results, though not dispositive, seem to suggest it is business as usual.
Saud Mehsud (8 June 2012). "Angry Pakistan summons envoy after U.S. drone strike kills nine". Reuters. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013. A U.S. drone strike killed nine people in northwest Pakistan, security officials said, prompting newly sworn-in Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to summon America's envoy on Saturday to protest against such attacks.
'Within a period of about 18 months, the majority of drone operations will be conducted by the military, rather than by any other branch of the government,' Emmerson said.
A mere six days after President Obama's much heralded terrorism speech, a US drone fired a missile in Pakistan that killed four people. On Saturday, another US drone killed seven people, this time in Yemen. There was some debate about whether Obama's speech really heralded a more restrictive standard for drone use; the early results, though not dispositive, seem to suggest it is business as usual.
Saud Mehsud (8 June 2012). "Angry Pakistan summons envoy after U.S. drone strike kills nine". Reuters. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013. A U.S. drone strike killed nine people in northwest Pakistan, security officials said, prompting newly sworn-in Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to summon America's envoy on Saturday to protest against such attacks.
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