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stevenleser

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1. "what's going to happen when other countries get their own large drone fleets?" Nothing.

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Wed Apr 10, 2013, 08:02 AM

Apr 2013

The reason drones work in the tribal areas of Pakistan, the lawless areas of Yemen and in Afghanistan is because those countries do not have control over the regions in question and thus there is little to no air defense system there.

A drone is a juicy target for antiaircraft fire, and/or surface to air missiles. They are slow and there is no pilot in them to see the flak or the missile coming and thus take evasive action. Any kind of air defense is going to shoot down a drone.

Drones are no use against a country that has an air force and air defense system. You cannot use drones against a large percentage of the countries out there.

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Classified Report Shows America's Drones Aren't Just Killing Al Qaeda Members [View all] xchrom Apr 2013 OP

"what's going to happen when other countries get their own large drone fleets?" Nothing. stevenleser Apr 2013 #1

Ok. And about the non-AQ we are murdering? morningfog Apr 2013 #2

I think you're being naive, or at least unimaginative... DreamGypsy Apr 2013 #29

No shit. We've known it for years. So has morningfog Apr 2013 #3

No one ever mentions that it is a tactic of AQ members to keep themselves TheDebbieDee Apr 2013 #4

That justifies killing of civilians? Explain how. idwiyo Apr 2013 #5

I don't think that what (s)he's saying. SwissTony Apr 2013 #6

it's what people say so they can sleep at night frylock Apr 2013 #7

^^^^ this^^^^ Doesn't make me sleep any better though. Makes me sick. idwiyo Apr 2013 #13

I sleep just fine, thank you. TheDebbieDee Apr 2013 #19

and everytime we drone bomb innocent people, we get more guerillas in the mist.. frylock Apr 2013 #20

What does that have to do with YOU giving the guerillas a pass for the crime TheDebbieDee Apr 2013 #21

fuck this.. frylock Apr 2013 #22

Get over yourself! This is modern warfare. TheDebbieDee Apr 2013 #24

you can't seem to understand that we create more and more of the guerilla.. frylock Apr 2013 #26

You continue to move off subject. I maintain that the guerillas that seek refuge TheDebbieDee Apr 2013 #27

Depends what you mean by justification. The UN groups that look into war crimes stevenleser Apr 2013 #8

Innocent civilians. Women, men, children. People who have nothing to do with value of target. idwiyo Apr 2013 #9

No need to personalize, I am simply relaying how international law looks at the situation nt stevenleser Apr 2013 #11

Screw the law that justifies killing of civilians. War criminals need it to cover their arses. idwiyo Apr 2013 #14

The war criminals of the first order are the cowards that seek refuge TheDebbieDee Apr 2013 #18

condemning the murder of civilians is not giving "guerilla war criminals a pass" frylock Apr 2013 #23

I'm just stating facts! Everyone is up in arms about the collateral damage of drone strikes......... TheDebbieDee Apr 2013 #25

If you've been paying attention, you know this information Rex Apr 2013 #10

No doubt this administration will bring to justice the murderers of civilians. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #12

They already decided we needed to 'move on' and not Rex Apr 2013 #15

Medals! woo me with science Apr 2013 #16

Thank you for the link. Missed it before. idwiyo Apr 2013 #17

I'd be more concerned if we weren't still at war there bhikkhu Apr 2013 #28