Does Obama Use Drones to Avoid Interrogation?
The CIA reportedly succeeded in killing the head of the Pakistani Taliban -- the most recent in a flurry of drone attacks the agency has launched in South Asia and the Middle East. Another strike in Pakistan reportedly took out one of the FBI's most wanted terrorists; another in Pakistan took out a master bomb-maker for the al Qaeda affiliate in the Philippines, Abu Sayyaf; and a strike in Yemen targeted a senior military leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the group behind the Christmas Day attack (his fate has yet to be determined).
President Barack Obama's escalation of drone strikes is one area in the counterterrorism fight where he has earned plaudits from even his most vocal critics on the right. Hold the applause. Obama's escalation of the "Predator War" comes at the very same time he has eliminated the CIA's capability to capture senior terrorist leaders alive and interrogate them for information on new attacks. The Predator has become for President Obama what the cruise missile was to President Bill Clinton -- an easy way to appear like he is taking tough action against terrorists, when he is really shying away from the hard decisions needed to protect the United States.
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Independent in AZ
This headline takes FOX Nation to a new low.
iamesmerelda
This article renders me speechless.
Major_Skidmark ««Audio: Reagan on UHC
The CIA has to use drones cuz Holder will try to prosecute any pilot who ki//s a terrorist. (or gives them a fat lip)
Sharon
Personally I like this idea and wish he would use it more. This is saying he is shooting first and asking questions later right? Hmm...that sounds familiar, but I like it!
zlato2
A little old west .. and they said McCain would be a Bush clone (drone).
Tuck Rule
Wow, I am impressed. You people can find something to whine about no matter what Obama does. Are you going to complain about the color of his tie next? So let's see, you think he is weak because he supposedly isn't doing enough on the war on terror, but then when he does something much more aggressive than Bush you have a problem with that. Well done.
zlato2
Not criticising the use of drones, just his motive. D
Dinosjbe
And how do you know his motive when it was a speculative opinion piece?
leebob
We should use all available tactics to destroy the taliban. If we do not stop them there we will have to stop them here. I am buying more ammo and hope it is not needed. With this administration it could be possible, or is that on their agenda?
observer
Obama uses drones in Pakistan like he uses clones in Washinton .
HArkansan
A good carpet bombing would cut out a lot of interrogation.
Out of the Blue(Oath Keeper)
If BO actually caught them he would have to send them to Gitmo.....which he is attempting to close
If BO actually interrogated them he would have to water-board them......which he is currently attempting discretionary prosecution on the CIA for that.
All this is window dressing and discretionary knee-jerk dodges to somehow prove that Bush was wrong.....nothing else.
BO cannot escape the FACT that Bush was RIGHT on terrorism and how to handle it.
Excalibur No. 1
How does the Obama Administration Marandize the targets prioir to blowing the h@ll out of ‘em?
ash
Man...this one soooo over the top Jumping the Shark is to tame a line to describe it...
zlato2
For BO (or any President) using drones keeps flashy pictures off of the news and out of the people's minds. It helps with the ratings. That is the only issue he is contemplating.
zlato2
For BO (or any President) using drones keeps flashy pictures off of the news and out of the people's minds. It helps with the ratings. That is the only issue he is contemplating.
J-Mo
Shoot first, don't ask any questions....
zlato2
For BO (or any President) using drones keeps flashy pictures off of the news and out of the people's minds. It helps with the ratings. That is the only issue he is contemplating.
Cav03
About the only thing he may be doing right!
Barbarella
@CapnJack,
I thought about that too!
DESTROY THE LEFT
I wonder who is doing the targeting and confirming the results.
anoymouse
The CIA.
Sharin
He is not serious about was--he is a muslim and siad--"I will stand with my brothers of islam}!!!does that sound good for America? I do not think so!~tObama is a mulim first, first, then us!
paleocon57
I wonder if the Miranda rights are written on the missle.
You have the right to remain silent.... permanently.
They must be running low on virgins in Paradise by now.
Patriot75
Obama does not want the U.S. to win this war.
Winston
Obama can not be trusted. He is an idealogue , socialism is his deep belief system.
MadinMaine
Whatever the reason it can't be good if this administration came up with it. 2010, 2012 and beyond. The time has come to put an end to the progressive mental disorder running our country.
PeoriaGuy
Who knows? Who really knows why this President does half the things he does? He blabs and blabs and says nothing. VOTE THEM OUT!
onegunfu
Wag the dog part two ?
Ken in Atlanta
Well, I hope so.
It just may be the smart thing to do.
Its ironic, the US using planes against terrorists.
Da RueStir
He's practicing for when they bring the drones home and use them on us!
Capn Jack
I guess he's afraid of one of al Qaeda's top people slipping up and mentioning Obama's ties with them.