>>>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/world/asia/15pstan.html?hp
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>>>Summary: 30 people killed in Pakistan from airstrike called by Obama. What give Obama the power to employ capital punishment on these people? Did they all have federal trials before being punished? I thought that's what he was all up in arms about regarding Gitmo.
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>>>I would expect the media to be harsh on Obama. Oh wait, the media is liberal-controlled. Obama is a savior while Bush is a blood-thirsty cowboy.
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>>I can't find the summary you're quoting anywhere in the story. Where does it come from? Url?
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>Sorry, I should have used a line break. The summary was "30 people killed in Pakistan from airstrike called by Obama". My commentary was the rest.

It must be me then. I can't find any summary at your link at all, never mind one that says they strike was called by Obama. According to the story, the CIA has been running these drone attacks for quite a while - since long before Obama took over, and I assume that all he's done at this point is allowed them to continue. Does the story suggest somewhere that the president actually calls each of the strikes personally? If it does, I missed it. But then, I am getting old.

Oh, wait. I just read some of Tracy's links. I see now what this is about.