AP IMPACT: study suggests drones kill far fewer civilians than many Pakistanis believe

[eridani]

69. I really don't get why otherwise sensible people believe this horseshit

"Establishing a global religious dictatorship"? How the bloody hell would they do that without powerful imperial armies? If they had such things, why would they be using terrorist tactics, which as everyone agrees are weapons of the weak?

You are a citizen of the only country which has actually established a global military dictatorship. And no, it isn't necessary to directly administer colonies as was the practice in the 19th century. We do it the Roman way, by having picked natives run the colonies on behalf of our 1%. The problem with that is that they occasionally get disobedient and pursue their own interests.

Terrorists are weak by definition. If they were strong, they could stop us from dominating their countries. Quit trying to dominate them, and POOF! no terrorism.