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09-08-2012, 01:15 PM
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War in Yemen
28 dead in 8 days from U.S. drone attacks, almost half of them civilians. In case I missed it (really) has any interviewer questioned Romney as to his opinion on this or what he'd do with this program?
I find myself genuinely ambivalent here, puzzled about the whole deal. 29 Dead in 8 Days as U.S. Puts Yemen Drone War in Overdrive | Danger Room | Wired.com
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09-08-2012, 02:17 PM
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You can't replace the instincts of boots on the ground...
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09-09-2012, 10:52 AM
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Boots on the ground vs. drones...that's not what I'm perplexed about. I don't know enough about strategy to take a position in that regard.
Perhaps this is too hard for Romney, as it's apparently too hard for the rest of us. I can't find any opinions directly on this from him, other than the usual "support and strengthen the military" blah blah.
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09-09-2012, 06:49 PM
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09-09-2012, 08:47 PM
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Apparently nobody GAS.
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09-09-2012, 09:17 PM
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09-09-2012, 10:49 PM
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What does Yemen have that we can't do without?? Can we get it elsewhere without bloodshed??
If so, Yemen can burn for all I care.
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09-09-2012, 11:21 PM
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Honestly, haven't heard a thing about it in the media - this thread was the first mention I'd heard of this level and type of activity.
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09-10-2012, 07:02 PM
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Remember the cold war. We hunted communists then. Whenever they were in a country that was not all the way communist, we were there. It was more discreet then. We didn't have drones. Now we hunt Al-Qaeda. Apparently they are in Yemen.
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09-10-2012, 07:32 PM
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09-10-2012, 08:52 PM
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http://www.chron.com/news/article/Al-Qaida-s-No-2-in-Yemen-killed-in-airstrike-3853155.php
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09-10-2012, 08:57 PM
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09-10-2012, 08:59 PM
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If I am not mistaken, don't have time to look it up right now, one of the islamists killed a while back in Yemen was an American citizen. Basically just a kid, who had been radicalized and recruited and moved there. As I recall he wasn't a key target but was collateral.
Not sure if I'm real sympathetic to the outcry about his death.....
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09-10-2012, 09:09 PM
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