Jailed Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize

Re:Jailed Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins 2023 Nobel ... by voisin on Friday October 06, 2023 @08:18AM (#37789739)

Had the drone strikes started when he Obama received the Nobel? It was awarded October 9, 2009, and he had only taken office that January. I recall the drone strikes (possibly incorrectly) being a second term controversy, not a first 9 months controversy.

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Re:Jailed Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins 2023 Nobel ... by psychlops on Friday October 06, 2023 @10:41AM (#37791428)

Obama did more drone strikes in his first year (563) than Bush did his entire term. I can't find the specific months, but it's unlikely it was all done in the last quarter. He also authorized the first drone strike on an American.

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Re:Jailed Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins 2023 Nobel ... by astrange on Saturday October 07, 2023 @02:42AM (#37799532)

Bush didn't do drone strikes because he was too busy starting wars. The drones were supposed to be a replacement for the war.

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Re:Jailed Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins 2023 Nobel ... by psychlops on Saturday October 07, 2023 @07:28AM (#37800815)

As Bush would say, "Mission Accomplished".

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