U.S. drone operators show signs of exhaustion

[Shoe Horn]

27. Well, the 'distinct advantage' is for naught if we kill more innocent people and create more

lifelong, sworn enemies of the US, right?

I agree, it's an interesting thing to turn around in the mind though.

Especially as we aren't under any threat of being blown to smithereens by some eye in the sky death from above 'gamer' army. Pretty sure the Iraqi's aren't as philosophically detached as we are as I'm sure you understand.

What with a hundred thousand+ dead civilians. Versus our two thousand for 9/11.

But, theoretically, if absolutely NO military or civilians are in harm's way...robots battling robots...if both sides somehow agree to this...then it's basically who can finance the robot war longer. It's a battle of money. And whoever runs out will then go back to dirty bombs and attacks on civilians as that's their only method of attack left.

Now, the threat of mutual drone / terrorist attacks on civilians may keep both parties peaceful (uh, I guess, hasn't worked in the Israel / Palestinian conflict)...but they'd have to have military bases close enough to launch the planes. Bases that need defending from real 'boots on the ground' attacks. And/or someone's homeland would have to be cleared out to wage the war in. When elephants fight, the grass suffers the most.

Basically, it seems easier and just morally 'better' to wean ourselves off of oil and somehow contain the countries we feel threatened by without pissing off everyone in the world with global militarization and pissing on the Geneva Convention with torture and infinite detention.

I don't really know that much about world warfare conventions or foreign policy...but I do feel somewhat responsible to at least pretend to be interested in how the rest of the world sees us, and why.

Good chatting with you.
Sorry to prattle on...