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Obama heralds use of drone strikes during his presidency
OUTGOING US President Barack Obama defended his use of drone assassinations and proxy wars during his final national security speech on Tuesday night.
Addressing troops at Florida’s MacDill Air Force Base, home to the US Special Operations Command, Mr Obama boasted he was the first US president to “serve two full terms during a time of war” — after being elected on the promise of peace.
He heralded his record of using drones rather than troops on the ground which he claimed saved civilian lives.
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