Drone Wars

The Obama administration won’t tell the truth about America’s new favorite weapon — but that doesn’t mean its critics are right. Continue reading here.

By , a professor at Georgetown University’s security studies program within the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.
U.S. Air Force/Getty Images
U.S. Air Force/Getty Images
U.S. Air Force/Getty Images

The Obama administration won’t tell the truth about America’s new favorite weapon — but that doesn’t mean its critics are right.

Continue reading here.

C. Christine Fair is a professor at Georgetown University’s security studies program within the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. She is the author of Fighting to the End: The Pakistan Army’s Way of War and In Their Own Words: Understanding Lashkar-e-Tayyaba.

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