It seems commonplace now for administration officials and the President to remind the citizenry at every turn that its efforts are necessary to protect us and our freedom. But this is not true. In fact, this administration's actions - like the Bush administration - have alienated America, caused more enemies, and put our security at risk. They will say that they have foiled enemy plots and saved lives, but there is no way to verify these claims.
The President's indiscriminate use of Drone Strikes has made us - America - to be viewed as 'terrorists' in far too many countries. The UN has called on President O'Bama to curtail the use of the Drones. He has chosen to ignore the UN and the pleas of numerous other nations and has given unto himself ever increasing power to use these weapons as he sees fit. Drone attacks are not nearly as 'surgical' as he would like us to believe. There is always collateral damage. It's just the way it is when bombs explode. Over 3,000 people have been killed by drone strikes - 168 of them were children. (At least that was the count last time I checked.)
And now, in light of Edward Snowden's revelations, we find even our allies looking at us as aggressive and arrogant. And, in fact, our government is aggressive and arrogant.
It is time for this administration to reign itself in and to stop this insane destructive policy. Claiming that we are fighting a (seemingly perpetual) war on terror, this President has not only put our nation at risk, but - in the eyes of many - made us terrorists as well. Enough.
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