Killing Isn't Cool
Micah Zenko says, "Military officials increasingly believe that the Obama administration must think through its current practices and...
Speaker: Micah Zenko, Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations
December 5, 2012
Micah Zenko, CFR's Douglas Dillon fellow in the Center for Preventive Action, discusses U.S. drone strikes and their global implications, as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.
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