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2013-11-10 India-Pakistan

US approves plan to beef up oversight of drone attacks

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Posted by Fred 2013-11-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 LBJ got to where he wanted to personally approve every bombing target, so I guess Zero will have to approve every drone zap. Remove plausible deniability from the equation if anything goes wrong or gets second-guessed.

Posted by Glenmore 2013-11-10 09:00|| 2013-11-10 09:00|| Front Page Top

#2 LBJ was an experienced in aerial warfare, so it made sense to allow him to manage the target list.

Won the Silver Star he did.

Posted by Shipman 2013-11-10 16:57|| 2013-11-10 16:57|| Front Page Top

#3 I vaguely recall his Silver Star commendation - not any better than Jawn Kerry's.

Posted by Glenmore 2013-11-10 17:00|| 2013-11-10 17:00|| Front Page Top

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