US launches first unmanned drone strikes in Libya

Despite the record of blowing up guests at wedding and countless other deaths of innocent civilians in Afghanistan and Pakistan, further de-stabilizing those countries, the US launched its first unmanned drone strikes in Libya yesterday.  "The drones can hit military targets more easily in urban areas, minimizing the risk of civilian casualties." says the BBC. The Predators, as they are called, have the  "ability to get down lower and therefore, to be able to get better visibility, particularly on targets that have started to dig themselves into defensive positions," Says Gen James Cartwright, the vice-chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The US military, that is the public sector side of it and not the growing private army of mercenaries that go under the name of  various security companies, is under strain and the other two wars the US is engaged in are not popular domestically. Americans are not too supportive of wars where US casualties are involved in any significant numbers.  The Drones are a way of avoiding this.  The resolution at the UN seems to be more than a no fly zone it appears.

I walked downtown last night to get something to eat and saw a former school board member who was doing the same.  He was going to a fundraiser for one of the public schools in the area.  While the victims of US foreign policy runs in to the millions, they include millions at home also who suffer through the destruction of education, lack of health care, lost jobs, homes, and even society's infrastructure as money is used for more important ventures abroad that are needed to defend the interest of the multinationals.

Afghanistan, Iraq, Yugoslavia, now Libya from Obama, the anti-war candidate.  Another fine mess you've gotten us in to Ollie.