"We can't kill our way out of this problem!"...Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing On Legality Of US Drone Strikes

[basquebromance]

"these are not just numbers, these are real people" - a shaken Dick Durbin says at the start of the hearing, showing chilling video about drone strikes...it's right at the start if you wanna watch it, or in the twitter video i posted

 

[basquebromance]

39 countries around the world have armed drones...including North Korea, China, and Russia

 

[basquebromance]

it's much easier and more humane to cooperate with local folks to turn over suspected terrorists

 

[basquebromance]

Nathan Sales, former counterterrorism coordinator, in response to human rights organization Mwatana's report of US drones killing 64 Yemeni civilians, says drones are more precise than alternatives

Sen Durbin: "I dont think there's much precision in lethal drones killing people at a wedding, funeral"

 

[basquebromance]

Nathan Sales says drones are effective since they take out terrorists who replacements are not "as charismatic": "Ayman Al-Zawahiri is no Osama Bin Laden"

 

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[g5000]

Nathan Sales says drones are effective since they take out terrorists who replacements are not "as charismatic": "Ayman Al-Zawahiri is no Osama Bin Laden"

 

[pknopp]

There is a special place in hell for those who have led our "war on terrorism".

 

[basquebromance]

a blackhawk drone...1st of it's kind...looks cool i admit