‘Playing God’: A former Air Force drone operator speaks out

November 18, 2015

Brandon Bryant talks about the innocent people caught in the line of fire – and why he considers himself a war criminal

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‘Playing God’: A former Air Force drone operator speaks out

The U.S. and its allies have vowed to step up the fight against ISIL. One tool they will rely on: aerial drones. But do they cause more harm than good? The White House has repeatedly said drone strikes are precise and almost always kill enemy combatants. But there’s new evidence suggesting that's rarely the case. In this America Tonight excerpt, Lindsay Moran talks with Brandon Bryant, a former drone operator in a unit that killed more than 1,600 people, about why he now considers himself a war criminal.


 

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