There have been 302 US drone strikes in Pakistan between 2004 and 2012. According to the US Department of Defense, it is estimated that between 1,500 and 3,000 human beings have been killed by drones, with an estimated civilian casualty rate of 20%. If 3,000 were killed and 20% were innocent civilians, that would mean that 600 innocents have been murdered in the name of killing 2,400 accused. Remember, none who were killed have been tried and convicted of anything. Also remember that Pakistan is supposed to be a US ally.
I don’t know about you, but I find this all very disturbing, but not unexpected. Are we allowing the human quality to be removed from the death of innocents by reducing those murdered to percentage points?
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