Quote from: PrimeNumber7 on Today at 06:04:54 PM

Quote from: Gyfts on Today at 09:35:39 AM

Quote from: PrimeNumber7 on February 27, 2021, 12:18:22 AM

Quote from: Gyfts on February 26, 2021, 01:00:53 PM

It's hard to remember all the strikes that Trump did but I doubt he did one this early.

Trump did exactly one strike, and that was in response to a gas attack in April 2017. Trump also ordered a drone strike to kill an Iranian general.

To be fair to Biden, Iranian forces (and proxy forces) have been attacking US troops and assets recently.

Trump did plenty of drone strikes though. The problem was, drone strikes hardly ever make it to the press. They usually keep it secret to cover up any collateral damage. And apparently, Trump did more drone strikes than Obama.

Ahh yes, I had forgotten that Trump had beaten ISIS early in his first term. I believe most (if not all) of these were in an already active war zone, so it wasn’t an escalation as the strikes in Syria and Iraq were.

I'm okay with drone strikes because they are better than troops on the ground. I can't find much on Trump drone strikes because they keep that info tucked away. I don't really agree with that because I'm generally for military transparency. I can imagine Obama would have loved to cover up innocent civilians being droned, but it's good that the info is publicly available. Also imagine from another country's POV. If you're the UK for example, it's better for you to be aware of what military conflicts the US is involved in.