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Fl_life

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2. Not condoning this strike

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Sun Jun 22, 2025, 12:01 PM

Jun 22

But in the spirit of honest conversation and to the OP's question, under President Obama there were more than 400 drone strikes authorized between 2009 and 2013... very few of those fell under a U.N. authorization and without congressional approval. He instituted the WPA and ordered he sign off on every single strike, which was defended by SecState Clinton.

That being said, it isnt a defense for getting us into another bush-era WMD fiasco...

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OK DU Hive mind.... [View all] Dyedinthewoolliberal Jun 22 OP

A NATO coalition UpInArms Jun 22 #1

Not condoning this strike Fl_life Jun 22 #2

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Jun 22 #8

Not quite. Precedent went as far back as Wilson and Hoover haele Jun 22 #3

And before that with Ted Roosevelt in Haiti, the Philipines, Cuba. marble falls Jun 22 #4

Oh... Fl_life Jun 22 #5

Libya was a PNAC'er wet dream regime change... WarGamer Jun 22 #6

Obama made a few strikes that are similar to this one Dreamer Tatum Jun 22 #7