But the question is what you are going to do about it. Sitting by yourself and saying that they are intolerable doesn't do anything. Congressional hearings create friction, cause embarrassing disclosures that depress public support for the policy, and create the perception that the policy is controversial.
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 8:13 PM, Carrol Cox <[email protected]> wrote: > It's the _existence_ of drone strikes that is intolerable, no matter how > they are managed or selected. > > Carrol > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:pen-l- >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Naiman >> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 7:34 PM >> To: Progressive Economics >> Subject: [Pen-l] at HuffPo: Could the Senate Intelligence Committee Do >> Oversight of CIA Drone Strikes? >> >> As Gandhi was reported to have said of Western civilization: Senate >> Intelligence Committee oversight of the CIA would be a good idea. Two >> baby steps: 1) hold a public hearing; 2) get a subscription to the New >> York Times. >> >> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/senate-intelligence- >> committee-drone-strikes_b_2681116.html >> >> >> -- >> Robert Naiman >> Policy Director >> Just Foreign Policy >> www.justforeignpolicy.org >> [email protected] >> _______________________________________________ >> pen-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l -- Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org [email protected] _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
