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U.S. planning drone base in Africa

Article by: ERIC SCHMITT , New York Times
Updated: January 28, 2013 - 8:56 PM

Deploying unmanned surveillance aircraft could help keep an eye on the spread of Al-Qaida and its affiliates.

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cman2500Jan. 28, 13 9:00 PM

More hope and change and add this to the hope and change.The United States military presence in African continues to grow with over 3,000 troops reportedly heading to the continent at the top of 2013 to protect the nation’s expanding interests, reports the Centre For Research On Globalization.

lazer29Jan. 28, 13 9:06 PM

We kill on avg. 28 innocent civilians for one "suspected" bad guy per drone strike. How many are innocent children? How much is this going to cost? In my opinion, we can't afford it. Morally or monetarily. But never mind, go back to sleep.

freedomallJan. 28, 1310:06 PM

Pretty soon, the U.S. Govt. will say that they are 'keeping an eye' on Al-Qaida in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, and Rochester.

sylvanlakeJan. 28, 1310:45 PM

Has anyone ever wondered if any of the bad guys the drones are killing might have some info that might provide intel that would save lives? Or would that be a not-politically-correct action? Gather intel from a bad guy about future ops, or just kill them?

hame0058Jan. 29, 13 6:18 AM

Trillions in debt, expanding our military presence in the world, ignoring our own problems here at home. Land of the Fleeced.

jdlellis1Jan. 29, 1312:30 PM

Please recall the vocal opposition Senator Obama had towards the use of drones under the Bush administration. 2 - Where are all those who oppose expanding war under the Bush Administration now that President Bush is in office? Is hypocricy at play?