Is Escalating The Drone War In Yemen President Obama's Approach To The War On Terror?

Terrorist Fishing In The Yemen -- James Traub, Foreign Policy

The Obama administration has doubled down on the use of drones to go after bad guys. How long until the blowback comes?

Last month, according to news accounts, U.S. President Barack Obama agreed to widen the scope of drone attacks carried out against al Qaeda members in Yemen. Previously, strikes targeted only known individuals; henceforth, the CIA and the U.S. military's Joint Special Operations Command will be permitted to target people whose patterns of behavior make them high-value targets. Many counterterrorism and Yemen experts think that the White House is opening up the gates of hell. They might be right, but I wish the alternatives they suggest were more convincing.

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My Comment: A good analysis on where is America's drone war heading.