Obama downplays use of US drones in Iraq
<p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="downplayed">downplayed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="drones">drones</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="indicating">indicating</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unmanned">unmanned</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span>.</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="outrage">outrage</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="drones">drones</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="troop">troop</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="overwritten">overwritten</span>".</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bunch">bunch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drone">drone</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>," <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Google">Google</span>+ <span word="and">and</span> <span word="YouTube">YouTube</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="compound">compound</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="protected">protected</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="drones">drones</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="soil">soil</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="escalated">escalated</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>.</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="precise">precise</span> <span word="precision">precision</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="affiliates">affiliates</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="applied">applied</span>," <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span>, <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>, <span word="American">American</span> <span word="bases">bases</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> "<span word="on">on</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span> <span word="operatives">operatives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capacities">capacities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="them">them</span>", <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lawless">lawless</span> <span word="tribal">tribal</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>.</p>
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