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polly7

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18. Any weapon used to take life is equally disgusting.

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 10:56 AM

Feb 2013

I agree with this take on it:

Pakistanis such as Khan told me the drones are not only seen as unjust, but also as an act of American cowardliness (the pilotless planes are maneuvered with a joystick thousands of miles away) and imperial arrogance (nobody provides any justification, recourse, or reparations to the victims of the drone attacks).

http://pulitzercenter.org/articles/pakistan-flood-why-us-not-winning-hearts-minds

(btw .... I'd think the same if they were Canadian, Chinese, or Venezuelan chicken-shit killing toys).

FAR too easy to take human life. Death shouldn't be so easy, especially when it includes innocents.

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Is it the drones or the policy that is the problem? [View all] cleanhippie Feb 2013 OP

I find both disgusting. n/t MuseRider Feb 2013 #1

Why? cleanhippie Feb 2013 #2

Exactly. They could use surface-to-air missles and destroy the FSogol Feb 2013 #3

"Drone Derangement Syndrome" cleanhippie Feb 2013 #6

Sure. Many claim to be on the Democratic/Liberal side. FSogol Feb 2013 #8

You're probably right. cleanhippie Feb 2013 #11

Give me a break. Drone killings aren't about Dems or Pugs think Feb 2013 #38

Righteous rant. ronnie624 Feb 2013 #41

"I suspect that Drone Derangement Syndrome is more about bashing the administration to depress MuseRider Feb 2013 #23

Laughable. There are 100 anti-Obama threads at the moment. FSogol Feb 2013 #24

How about 100 anti Obama policy threads. MuseRider Feb 2013 #27

Thank you. Like Pugs will be better with drones. They'll be MUCH worse think Feb 2013 #39

please NoMoreWarNow Feb 2013 #30

So people who believe that using Drones to kill SomethingFishy Feb 2013 #43

Because it's too easy to kill. nt. polly7 Feb 2013 #4

Is the rifle a more disgusting weapon than an sword, then? nt el_bryanto Feb 2013 #5

Any weapon used to take life is equally disgusting. polly7 Feb 2013 #18

In many, if not most cases, a manned aircraft can achieve the same result. cleanhippie Feb 2013 #7

Killing, war all those great things we do so well. MuseRider Feb 2013 #15

"... it leads us to become more irrational in our use. " cleanhippie Feb 2013 #19

yes-- well put NoMoreWarNow Feb 2013 #34

The word 'drone' sounds sinister. randome Feb 2013 #9

really? NoMoreWarNow Feb 2013 #36

I'm sure many are honestly upset. I phrased my post inelegantly. randome Feb 2013 #37

ok, fair enough NoMoreWarNow Feb 2013 #42

Tell this to him: think Feb 2013 #40

This issue is like flypaper for our "sensible" posters. Romulox Feb 2013 #10

I guess I shouldn't be shocked by the kinds of things defended on DU.... Junkdrawer Feb 2013 #12

Some people know what buttons to push Recursion Feb 2013 #13

Well, there's probably no way to stop the advancement of the tech. longship Feb 2013 #14

Policy mostly. nt Bonobo Feb 2013 #16

Dangerous Precedents... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #17

Civilians are ALWAYS in the crossfire. randome Feb 2013 #20

Great post, great points! cleanhippie Feb 2013 #21

Here's the perverse bit: every generation of technology has promised to make war quicker... Recursion Feb 2013 #22

Both for me. I find the policies more pressing but both are terribly dangerous TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #25

Spot on! cleanhippie Feb 2013 #26

Drones are cheap and overused to carry out a bad policy (extrajudicial execution of US Citizens) leveymg Feb 2013 #28

I tend to agree with you. cleanhippie Feb 2013 #29

Easy fix. All it takes is a new Executive Order by Obama to correct the EO that created this mess. leveymg Feb 2013 #31

It would seem to be that easy, wouldn't it? cleanhippie Feb 2013 #33

There are stakeholders who are wedded to the new status quo - they need to be overruled. leveymg Feb 2013 #35

Neither cbrer Feb 2013 #32