The Obama/Biden administration used a drone strike to kill 16-year old American citizen Abdulrahman al-Awlaki in 2011.
They killed his father, U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki, 2 weeks earlier by drone strike.
Neither were charged with crimes.
Should 2020 debates include this?
It won't happen, but I'd suggest a #BidenTownHall question would be whether Biden intends to continue using drone strikes to kill American citizens abroad, or if a Biden/Harris administration would commit to not doing so.
Is this a question you'd like asked?
Obama/Biden press secretary Robert Gibbs explained at the time "I would suggest that you should have a far more responsible father if they are truly concerned about the well being of their children."
Video in @TheAtlantic story by @Lukewearechange.
theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
To be clear, Trump's policies weren't a total reversal.
@ggreenwald wrote about how Obama had a planned raid, but left it in Trump's hands.
Trump green-lit it, and al-Awlaki's 8-year-old sister also was killed.
News channels seldom breach this subject.
theintercept.com/2017/01/30/oba…
My thread here isn't meant to condemn/condone Trump/Biden on foreign policy, but I would suggest that a turbulent time in America has meant that life/death foreign policy issues are left on the backburner, and Americans deserve to hear all candidates address them.
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