Saturday, April 25, 2015
How do drone strikes go wrong?
However impressive technologically advanced weapons are, they still rely on human beings to guide them. That's where missions go awry.
Two hostages, Warren Weinstein, an American, and Giovanni Lo Porto, an Italian, were killed in Pakistan.
Mr Obama says he takes "full responsibility" for their deaths.
The loss of these two men shines a spotlight on the efficiency of US operations. White House officials have provided few details about the raid, but few doubt that it was a drone strike.
Officials have said for years drone strikes are precise. But no matter how sophisticated the machines are, they're still controlled by humans.
That's usually where the problem lies.
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