Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Map shows where President Barack Obama dropped his 20,000 bombs | The Independent

Map shows where President Barack Obama dropped his 20,000 bombs | The Independent
"...as the world gears up for a seemingly more violent four years, it is worth reflecting on President Obama's tenure
According to newly released figures, President Obama had already upped the number of bombs on foreign countries.
US forces dropped over 3,000 more bombs in 2016 than 2015, taking the grand total of strikes for the year to at least 26,171.
This map by Statista shows you where they were:
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Vast majority of strikes carried out in Iraq and Syria
The figures are likely to be an underestimate, since the only reliable data only comes from a handful of countries, and multiple bombs can be classed as a single “strike” under the Pentagon's definition..."
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