New Data About Airstrikes During Trump's First 10 Months Should SOUND ALARM BELLS!

[G_j]

http://www.newsweek.com/trumps-presidency-only-10-months-old-and-new-data-his-airstrikes-alarm-684084

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.

When President Donald Trump took office in January, it was unclear whether the bombast from his campaign would translate into an aggressive new strategy against terrorism. At campaign rallies he pledged to “bomb the hell” out of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS). He openly mused about killing the families of terrorists, a blatant violation of the Geneva Conventions, which prohibits violence against noncombatants.

Ten months into his presidency, a clearer picture is emerging. The data indicate several alarming trends.

According to research from the nonprofit monitoring group Airwars, the first seven months of the Trump administration have already resulted in more civilian deaths than under the entirety of the Obama administration. Airwars reports that under Obama’s leadership, the fight against ISIS led to approximately 2,300 to 3,400 civilian deaths. Through the first seven months of the Trump administration, they estimate that coalition air strikes have killed between 2,800 and 4,500 civilians.

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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Yes, this is something I have been paying attention to.

Trump hates Muslims and brown people and sees no such thing as innocent people if they are either.

Like I said, the UN needs to brand us a dangerous enemy of the human race, isolate us from the world and be prepared to deal with us militarily if necessary.

[G_j]

2. Alas, every word

you said is true.

[bitterross]

5. I think the US is ripe for sanctions - but it will never happen, /nt

[malaise]

8. +1,000

and his administration talks of sovereign countries behaving badly as if they were his fucking children.
And M$Greedia plays along.

[bitterross]

4. The best recipe for creating MORE terrorists.

This is just stupid. Which is why it is not surprising at all.

[G_j]

7. exactly

of course this has been common knowledge forever.

[Retrograde]

6. I doubt he knows what's going on

he's delegated all this to mathis and "the generals".