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xchrom

(108,903 posts)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 09:36 AM Oct 2012

The US Is The Only Country Where A Majority Approve Of Drone Strikes

http://www.businessinsider.com/us-only-country-approves-drone-strikes-2012-10

The U.S. is the only major nation to approve of drone strikes, according to a recent survey by the Pew Global Attitudes Project.
62 percent of all U.S. citizens approve of the drone campaign targeting "extremist leaders and groups in nations such as Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia."
Approval is highest among Republicans (72 percent), but Independents and Democrats also have strong approval ratings of the forum.
Here's how the U.S. stacks up against the rest of the countries surveyed:




Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/us-only-country-approves-drone-strikes-2012-10#ixzz28F7MaBna
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The US Is The Only Country Where A Majority Approve Of Drone Strikes (Original Post) xchrom Oct 2012 OP
A sad statement of our collective mindset, MadHound Oct 2012 #1
Wow! By a LOT too! Curtland1015 Oct 2012 #2
"Nails disapprove of hammer's tactics; other hammers nonplussed." Robb Oct 2012 #3
 

MadHound

(34,179 posts)
1. A sad statement of our collective mindset,
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 09:59 AM
Oct 2012

My guess, Republicans like them because 'Pugs like wargasm in general. Democrats like drones because the current president using them is Democratic. Independents

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