http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news...e-strikes?lite
Kind of an odd way to protest drone strikes, though I guess if I were in control of an area of land and the same people that were bombing and killing people were also giving vaccines out I would be pretty pissed to. Not saying he is right, in any way, but what can they do? The drone strikes are responsible for many a good strike against high ranking terorrists, however they are also killing many civilians as well.
http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news...rone-wars?lite
That kind of explains it, how Obama broadened the definition of civilian in order to make it alright for them to die in these strikes, which I find personally reprehensible.
"The Times' report also reveals that President Obama "embraced" a broadening of the term "civilian", helping to limit any public controversy over "non-combatant" deaths."
It is ok to kill civilians, as long as people do not find out that they are actually civilians, not enemy combatants!
But please do not take this post as piling on Obama or anything; it is specifically about the limiting of vaccinations until the drone strikes stop (Which you could compare in a way to holding childrens health hostage; though the people trying to help the kids are also killing some at times)
Really touchy subject I guess, I know there are people that support the drone strikes regardless of civilian deaths, I am personally not one of them.
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And another aspect of this is the fact that a doctor that was doing vaccinations also helped find Osama bin Laden, and got a 33 year jail sentence for treason for helping the US find him.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/wo...cial-says.html