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Drone 'Surge'; Predator Flights Up 94%
Forget the extra troops. The big "surge" in Afghanistan and Iraq has been the astronomical increase in the robotic planes ahead. In 2008, 71 Predator robo-craft flew 138,404 combat hours -- a 94 percent increase from the year before. http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/wire...eadlines?d=131 http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/wire...nes?i=DEFbMD5i http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/wire...nes?i=bInKCnXI http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/wired/topheadlines?d=41
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