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During his presidency, Barack Obama expanded the use of drone strikes, which 
resulted in civilian casualties, including women and children. This 
controversial aspect of his administration drew significant criticism, 
especially given that he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize shortly after 
taking office.

Overview of Obama's Drone Strikes and CIVILIAN CASUALTIES

During Barack Obama's presidency, the use of drone strikes significantly. This 
approach has drawn considerable criticism, particularly regarding CIVILIAN 
CASUALTIES, including women and children.

CIVILIAN CASUALTIES from Drone Strikes

Total Strikes: Obama authorized approximately 542 drone strikes.

Estimated Deaths: These strikes resulted in an estimated 3,797 deaths, 
including around 324 CIVILIANS.

Notable Incidents:

A drone strike in Yemen killed 16-year-old Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, an American 
citizen, who was not the intended target.

Reports indicate that many strikes have hit civilian gatherings, such as 
weddings, resulting in numerous deaths among women and children.

Context of the Nobel Peace Prize

Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, shortly after taking office, 
for his efforts in international diplomacy.

(uhhh... WHAT "efforts"?)

However, the expansion of the drone program during his presidency has led to a 
complex legacy, with critics labeling him as a "CHILD KILLER" due to the high 
number of CIVILIAN CASUALTIES associated with his drone strikes.

The juxtaposition of receiving a peace prize while overseeing a controversial 
military strategy has sparked ongoing debates about the ethical implications 
of drone warfare and its impact on civilian populations.

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Four U.S. Citizens Killed In Obama Drone Strikes... 
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/mar/19/kesha-rogers/four-us-
citizens-killed-obama-drone-strikes-3-were/

Says President Barack Obama was responsible for "THE ASSASSINATION OF AT LEAST 
FOUR AMERICAN CITIZENS" in drone strikes.

OBAMA VIOLATED THE FIFTH AMENDMENT: "with the avowed assassination of at least 
four American citizens, Anwar Al-Awlaki, his 16-year-old son, Samir Khan, and 
Jude Mohammed, WITHOUT BENEFIT OF DUE PROCESS OF LAW.

Indeed, the death warrants against these individuals were effectively signed 
in secret, in a committee which is overseen directly by the president."

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Obama: Nobel Peace Prize Winner Becomes Drone Warrior-In-Chief
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Blotter/obama-drone-warrior-chief/story?id=
16451227
Candidate who ran on closing Gitmo now presides over controversial drone war. 
May 29,2012 — - President Obama is running for a second term as a 
commander-in-chief who has ended one war and ... 

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Obama Says U.S. Drone Strikes Killed Civilians 'That ... ... - PBS
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/obama-says-u-s-drone-strikes-killed-
civilians-that-shouldnt-have-been
The U.S. came under heavy criticism for a drone strike several years ago 
against extremists in Yemen, which critics said actually hit a wedding party 
and killed women and children.

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Why Is Obama Still Killing Children? - Cato Institute
https://www.cato.org/commentary/why-obama-still-killing-children
Obama first publicly acknowledged the pre-emptive first strike drone program 
during a May 2013 speech at the National Defense University in Washington, 
D.C.

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Obama's Memoir Glosses Over His Horrific Drone War - Vice
https://www.vice.com/en/article/obamas-memoir-glosses-over-his-horrific-drone-
war/
The former president's 768-page memoir hardly mentions the drone program, 
which killed hundreds of civilians, and when it does it's pretty gross.

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Did Obama Order A Drone Strike On A Wedding That Killed 10 Women And 23 ... 

YES!

https://www.allsides.com/news/2025-09-30-0700/defense-and-security-did-obama-
order-drone-strike-wedding-killed-10-women-and-23-children
An image shared on Facebook more than 5,000 times claims former President 
Barack Obama ordered a drone strike on a wedding that killed 23 children and 
10 women in Wech Baghtu, Afghanistan. Verdict: False The Wech Baghtu 
airstrike, which occurred in November 2008, occurred under the Bush 
administration. Fact Check:

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More Than 2,400 Dead As Obama's Drone Campaign Marks Five Years
https://airwars.org/more-than-2400-dead-as-obamas-drone-campaign-marks-five-
years/
Obama has launched over 390 covert drone strikes in his first five years in 
office (Pete Souza/White House). Five years ago, on January 23 2009, a CIA 
drone flattened a house in Pakistan's tribal regions. It was the third day of 
Barack Obama's presidency, and this was the new commander-in-chief's first 
covert drone strike. Initial 

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"Trump Derangement Syndrome" Is a Real Mental Condition

All you need to know about "Trump Derangement Syndrome," or TDS.

"Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is a mental condition in which a person has 
been driven effectively insane due to their dislike of Donald Trump, to the 
point at which they will abandon all logic and reason."

Justin Raimondo, the editorial director of Antiwar.com, wrote a piece in the 
Los Angeles Times in 2016 that broke TDS down into three distinct phases or 
stages:

"In the first stage of the disease, victims lose all sense of proportion. The 
president-elect's every tweet provokes a firestorm, as if 140 characters were 
all it took to change the world."

"The mid-level stages of TDS have a profound effect on the victim's 
vocabulary: Sufferers speak a distinctive language consisting solely of 
hyperbole."

"As TDS progresses, the afflicted lose the ability to distinguish fantasy from 
reality."

The Point here is simple: TDS is, in the eyes of its adherents, the knee-jerk 
opposition from liberals to anything and everything Trump does. If Trump 
announced he was donating every dollar he's ever made, TDS sufferers would 
suggest he was up to something nefarious, according to the logic of TDS. 
There's nothing - not. one. thing. - that Trump could do or say that would be 
received positively by TDSers.

The history of Trump Derangement Syndrome actually goes back to the early 
2000s - a time when the idea of Trump as president was a punch line for late-
night comics and nothing more.

Wikipedia traces its roots to "Bush Derangement Syndrome" - a term first 
coined by the late conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer back in 2003. 
The condition, as Krauthammer defined it, was "the acute onset of paranoia in 
otherwise normal people in reaction to the policies, the presidency - nay - 
the very existence of George W. Bush."