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Mairead

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12. Next step: tactical nuke on board

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 10:19 AM

Jun 2012

I can easily imagine several of those things buzzing into DC, coming from different directions, flying right on the deck below the radar, everyone sees them but nobody pays attention because our rulers have accustomed us to them, boom boom boom boom boom-- Capitol, WH, Pentagon, CIA, NSA, where else?

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These New Drones Are Like Nothing The World Has Ever Seen [View all] xchrom Jun 2012 OP

Raining down death from the comfort of your desk chair in Langley... rfranklin Jun 2012 #1

Boy, we are sure going to be pissed.... vi5 Jun 2012 #2

Shush! theaocp Jun 2012 #4

But, only republicans kill civilians with drones! EOTE Jun 2012 #15

I guess we are trying to drone our way to more oil. unhappycamper Jun 2012 #3

I'm all for drones GarroHorus Jun 2012 #5

If you have to be at war, do it the best you can siligut Jun 2012 #6

Why are we the 'humans to always want what the other guy has'? SammyWinstonJack Jun 2012 #20

IT goes back to the early days of the species GarroHorus Jun 2012 #23

Thomas Malthus . . . There will never be enough for both you and me. siligut Jun 2012 #25

The down side is that it encourages terrorists. ieoeja Jun 2012 #22

I disagree GarroHorus Jun 2012 #24

Terrorism is by definition asymmetrical warfare. Drones don't change the calculus. morningfog Jun 2012 #28

Two bin Laden's ieoeja Jun 2012 #32

Life for the military will become very interesting if what ever terrorist group Javaman Jun 2012 #7

+1. bemildred Jun 2012 #11

Drones Aren't New..... global1 Jun 2012 #8

First time I have ever seen a pic of those. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 #10

That wasn't a drone. GarroHorus Jun 2012 #26

And here are the similarities you purposely left out just1voice Jun 2012 #30

A missile isn't a drone. ag_dude Jun 2012 #34

If you posted a picture of a paper airplane Hitler made ag_dude Jun 2012 #29

Skynet lives. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #9

You beat me to it... Volaris Jun 2012 #13

You would THINK that Ahnold would weigh in on this. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #14

Next step: tactical nuke on board Mairead Jun 2012 #12

These fuckers can and should deliver pizza. nt Dreamer Tatum Jun 2012 #16

... xchrom Jun 2012 #17

dont forget this one! Locrian Jun 2012 #18

Hey, you hang out on b3ta. Gregorian Jun 2012 #21

These are not the drones you're looking for Capt. Obvious Jun 2012 #19

Drones are the latest Wonder Weapon to avoid admitting that we lost another war. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2012 #27

Just wait until the other side gets drones. Bake Jun 2012 #31

I had to dodge deaniac21 Jun 2012 #33