The Pakistani government’s testimony to the UN human rights rapporteur has revealed that their own estimates on the US drone strikes against their tribal areas shows a major civilian toll, with at least 400 of the slain confirmed as civilians.
That’s a low-ball estimate, and Pakistan admitted as much, saying that over 200 other victims are officially classified as “probable non-combatants,” and a large number of others are simply totally anonymous.
It’s difficult to accurately figure these tolls, of course, since Pakistan’s government rarely officially comments beyond terming anyone slain as a “suspect,” and the only time civilian deaths come out is when there’s a surviving relative who is willing to push the issue, something that’s not easy to do in the lawless region.
The Obama Administration has occasionally disputed claims of civilian deaths in general, insisting they are super-careful about their killings, but also refusing to provide any real details on the matter, claiming they are classified.
The Pakistani government is so darn impotent when it comes to protecting their own citizens, no wonder that country is turning into a hell hole. The UN will listen to you gripe, but they won't lift a hand to confront your tormentors and put an end to your hellish nightmares. (or drones nightmare)
That is like blaming the victims. What is the Pakistani government supposed to do? Shooting down the drones will bring economic sanctions if not B52s.
"Its better to live one day a hero than to live a hundred years a coward."
What would US Senators say if a foreign Government killed 400 hundred civilians?
We already know they would send hundreds of thousands of troops into the country and go to war with them, yet the US thinks it has the right to do that to other sovereign nations!
Then they wonder why they get attacked in terrorist type attacks, can I give you a hint STOP attacking Civilians, it only angers the country that you attack them in and provides further reasons for them to attack the United states!
A foreign government doesn't have to kill any civilians to incur murderous wrath from US monsters.
Take Iran.
After the Iranians overthrew the US puppet king, Shah, the US almost immediately began supporting Saddam Hussein in his incredibly illegal invasion of Iran, and the US provided him chemical weapons, intelligence, and diplomatic cover in his killing of approximately 1 million Iranians, many with chemical weapons provided by the US and other allies (not to mention the US supported Saddam through his massacre of hundreds of thousands of Kurds, and provided him diplomatic cover for that so he could evade scrutiny and sanction).
sources: http://empireslayer.blogspot.com/2013/09/stupid-o…
If Iran had actually done something to deserve the US aiding and abetting Saddam in killing 1 million Iranian citizens, then the US would have found a way to make it two million, exactly as the US did in Iraq.
If Iran had invaded the US and carried out hundreds of wanton attacks, as the US does in Pakistan and dozens of other countries, the US would have invaded Iran itself, instead of just helping Saddam do it, would have killed millions of Iranians, and would have tried to do another regime change.
Well, in 1967 a foreign government killed 73 American non-combatants on their ship the Liberty in the Meditteranean. May not have been the same senators, but few of them said shet. So I think your question could be responded to with 'It depends.'
Someone should send a drone to kill Ehud Barack Obama.