Anwar al-Awlaki. Most things that I'm seeing about him are that he is the first US citizen targeted by a drone strike but I remember it being a big deal that he was the first US citizen assassinated at all.

[–] FredericChopin_@feddit.uk 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

First that we know off.

Although I oppose drone strikes and Obama was the king of them, this fella was in Yeman at the time which is a bit different than wigging off your citizens on home soil.

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Um... Obama isn't the king of drone strikes, the Trump administration surpassed the total number Obama era drone strikes in under two years IIRC.

[–] FredericChopin_@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seems you’re correct. I stand corrected.

Not that it matters but I am not American and have no dog in this race. I liked Obama and thought trump was… different.

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 6 points 1 year ago

That’s the most benign description of trump that I’ve read in a while.

[–] money_loo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You might be thinking of how Obama was the “king of making them safer” because before him they just let it blow up Kids and crap willy-nilly, and he was tired of seeing that stuff so he made them create a less explosive more knife like drone for less casualties.

The flying ginsu.