Apt example of Trump drone hypocrisy (Iran, Iraq, legal, deaths)

[Clarallel]

Remember Trump ranting about Iran having the nerve, the nerve, to shoot down an American drone? Like our drone are sacred? But he figures it's okay if we use them to attack in countries with which we're not at war. Stop and think for a moment how we'd feel if another country did that to us. Note also the contradiction of Trump's ignorant claim that we've finished off ISIS.

U.S. Drone Attacks ISIS Fighters in Southern Libya
By Eric Schmitt

Counterterrorism analysts inside and outside the government have pointed to recent signs of the Islamic State gathering new strength in Iraq and Syria, after American-backed campaigns recaptured territory that made up the group’s religious state, or caliphate. The group’s far-flung affiliates — in places like West Africa, Libya and the Philippines — have also demonstrated resilient insurgent operations.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/u...sis-libya.html

[rbohm]

when iran shot down our drone, it was in international airspace, thus it was legally operating in the area.


as for the attack on ISIS, we ARE at war with them you know, or did that slip your mind?

[Woody01]

Are you serious? Comparing us attacking ISIS..... to Iran attacking the US?

[trlhiker]

Originally Posted by Woody01

Are you serious? Comparing us attacking ISIS..... to Iran attacking the US?

Well the last 30 people we killed by drone certainly weren't ISIS. Conservatives would have been outraged if this happened under Obama.

[No_Recess]

Originally Posted by Clarallel

Remember Trump ranting about Iran having the nerve, the nerve, to shoot down an American drone? Like our drone are sacred? But he figures it's okay if we use them to attack in countries with which we're not at war. Stop and think for a moment how we'd feel if another country did that to us. Note also the contradiction of Trump's ignorant claim that we've finished off ISIS.

U.S. Drone Attacks ISIS Fighters in Southern Libya
By Eric Schmitt

Counterterrorism analysts inside and outside the government have pointed to recent signs of the Islamic State gathering new strength in Iraq and Syria, after American-backed campaigns recaptured territory that made up the group’s religious state, or caliphate. The group’s far-flung affiliates — in places like West Africa, Libya and the Philippines — have also demonstrated resilient insurgent operations.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/u...sis-libya.html

“Turns out I’m really good at killing people. Didn’t know that was gonna be a strong suit of mine.”

- Obama on his drone wars

So you should applaud Trump. The Team Red sociopath is taking right after your Team Blue sociopath.

[No_Recess]

Originally Posted by trlhiker

Well the last 30 people we killed by drone certainly weren't ISIS. Conservatives would have been outraged if this happened under Obama.

I'm outraged at all the innocents lost regardless of the thug in the WH.

[MPowering1]

Originally Posted by trlhiker

Well the last 30 people we killed by drone certainly weren't ISIS. Conservatives would have been outraged if this happened under Obama.

It did happen under Obama.

[Ringo1]

Obama had his share of drones, it's true. But the killing has only increased to the point where the number of civilian deaths are no longer made available to the public.

Our drone wars are something that is rarely mentioned in any kind of news. I will say posters on CD opened my eyes to what we are quietly doing and that includes Obama.

[evilnewbie]

Are liberals proposing that we don't go after murdering aholes who attacked us.... Seriously, are you a terrorist sympathizer? This is ISIS... If you forgotten... They recruited Americans to attack Americans....