{"id":39053,"date":"2016-05-30T07:59:02","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T11:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=39053"},"modified":"2016-05-30T07:59:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-30T11:59:02","slug":"obama-brag-in-new-book-im-really-good-at-killing-people-with-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=39053","title":{"rendered":"Obama brag, in new book: I\u2019m \u2018really good at killing people\u2019 with drones"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Cheryl K. Chumley<\/span>
\nThe Washington Times<\/span><\/p>\n

President Obama was overheard bragging to administration aides about his ability to kill people with drones, a new book about the 2012 campaign season that\u2019s due for release on Tuesday claimed.<\/p>\n

The president\u2019s specific words: I\u2019m \u201creally good at killing people,\u201d authors Mark Halperin and John Heilemann write in \u201cDouble Down: Game Change 2012,\u201d The Daily Mail reported. They get their claim from a Washington Post report that buries the statement as a brief anecdote in an article, in which the president is described as speaking to aides about the drone program and then making the claim.<\/p>\n

The White House hasn\u2019t responded to the book \u2014 but a spokesman did indicated on Sunday talk shows that the president hates information leaks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t talked to him about the book,\u201d said adviser Dan Pfeiffer on ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d on Sunday. \u201cI haven\u2019t read it. He hasn\u2019t read it. But he hates leaks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Obama\u2019s reported statement comes at a time of increasing criticism for his use of drones in Pakistan and Yemen. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism in London reports that Mr. Obama has given approval for 326 drone strikes. And since 2004, drones have killed between 2,500 and 3,600 \u2014 950 of whom are considered civilians, the organization claims, The Daily Mail reported.<\/p>\n

The White House says those figures are incorrect, but has not released their own statistics.<\/p>\n

The book\u2019s claims are even more interesting when it\u2019s remembered that Mr. Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 for his \u201cextraordinary efforts\u201d to bolster democracy around the world, The Daily Mail said.<\/p>\n

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