Of the 44 predator strikes reportedly carried out by US drones in Pakistan's tribal areas bordering Afghanistan over the past 12 months, only five were able to hit their actual targets, killing five key Al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders, but at the cost of over 700 innocent civilians. (1)
Senator and 2008 Republican Presidential choice John McCain called the unlawful program effective and that it should continue. In Orwellian conclusion, Mr. McCain said,"We are always with Pakistan and the people of Pakistan, and our relationship does not have time limitation.” Mr. Obama must be in agreement for this prima facie unlawful program, as more drone attacks have occurred in the first year of his presidency than all years of his predecessor. (2)
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(2) Pakistan: unlawful US drone war kills 140 innocent civilians for 1 CIA-alleged terrorist - (Jan 8, 2010)
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