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Trump's executive order on drone strikes sends civilian casualty data back into the shadows

  • Written by Daniel R. Brunstetter, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California, Irvine
An unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over southern Afghanistan.AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth

When it comes to drones and warfare, the U.S. seems to have forgotten some valuable historical lessons.

On March 6, President Trump signed an executive order that revoked the requirement, formulated under the Obama administration, that U.S. intelligence...

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