Leaked Drone Assassination program (1 Viewer)

[Fennis]

Isn't this just an episode from Blindspot?

Sandra Bullock was really good in that

 

[Fennis]

A drone is just another weapon in our military arsenal. One that happens to help keep our soldiers safe. I think drones are a great idea, but like any weapon of course there is the potential for misuse. I don't get the paranoia and outrage over them. I'm sure i'll get crucified for those comments but whatever.

The outrage is because they are used to kill civilians. A similar attack in the US would be called terrorism.

 

[Abraham]

A drone is just another weapon in our military arsenal. One that happens to help keep our soldiers safe. I think drones are a great idea, but like any weapon of course there is the potential for misuse. I don't get the paranoia and outrage over them. I'm sure i'll get crucified for those comments but whatever.

The outrage is because they are used to kill civilians. A similar attack in the US would be called terrorism.

Not sure why anybody would be foolish enough to believe that we don't do the same terrible things to others that they do to us.

 

[cstu]

A drone is just another weapon in our military arsenal. One that happens to help keep our soldiers safe. I think drones are a great idea, but like any weapon of course there is the potential for misuse. I don't get the paranoia and outrage over them. I'm sure i'll get crucified for those comments but whatever.

The outrage is because they are used to kill civilians. A similar attack in the US would be called terrorism.

I'll make civilians a deal - stop joining organizations created to plan attacks against the U.S. and I'll stop dropping bombs on you.

 

[Sinn Fein]

A drone is just another weapon in our military arsenal. One that happens to help keep our soldiers safe. I think drones are a great idea, but like any weapon of course there is the potential for misuse. I don't get the paranoia and outrage over them. I'm sure i'll get crucified for those comments but whatever.

The outrage is because they are used to kill civilians. A similar attack in the US would be called terrorism.

I'll make civilians a deal - stop joining organizations created to plan attacks against the U.S. and I'll stop dropping bombs on you.

I don't think you understand the term "civilian"...

 

[Meatwad Reloaded]

A drone is just another weapon in our military arsenal. One that happens to help keep our soldiers safe. I think drones are a great idea, but like any weapon of course there is the potential for misuse. I don't get the paranoia and outrage over them. I'm sure i'll get crucified for those comments but whatever.

The outrage is because they are used to kill civilians. A similar attack in the US would be called terrorism.

I'll make civilians a deal - stop joining organizations created to plan attacks against the U.S. and I'll stop dropping bombs on you.

 

[cstu]

A drone is just another weapon in our military arsenal. One that happens to help keep our soldiers safe. I think drones are a great idea, but like any weapon of course there is the potential for misuse. I don't get the paranoia and outrage over them. I'm sure i'll get crucified for those comments but whatever.

The outrage is because they are used to kill civilians. A similar attack in the US would be called terrorism.

I'll make civilians a deal - stop joining organizations created to plan attacks against the U.S. and I'll stop dropping bombs on you.

I don't think you understand the term "civilian"...

IMO there's no other way to fight this type of threat without accepting civilian deaths.

 

[Sinn Fein]

A drone is just another weapon in our military arsenal. One that happens to help keep our soldiers safe. I think drones are a great idea, but like any weapon of course there is the potential for misuse. I don't get the paranoia and outrage over them. I'm sure i'll get crucified for those comments but whatever.

The outrage is because they are used to kill civilians. A similar attack in the US would be called terrorism.

I'll make civilians a deal - stop joining organizations created to plan attacks against the U.S. and I'll stop dropping bombs on you.

I don't think you understand the term "civilian"...

IMO there's no other way to fight this type of threat without accepting civilian deaths.

You know - we could probably stop a lot of gang violence in the US if we can just accept a few civilian casualties...

 

[Tom Servo]

Stupid to introduce to begin with. Anyone with any vision knows that within ten years the enemy has it, and then it's a war of escalation and exponential killing machines.

And before you know it, Skynet will become self-aware.

 

[CBusAlex]

A drone is just another weapon in our military arsenal. One that happens to help keep our soldiers safe. I think drones are a great idea, but like any weapon of course there is the potential for misuse. I don't get the paranoia and outrage over them. I'm sure i'll get crucified for those comments but whatever.

The problem with "drone assassination program" isn't the "drone" part.

 

[Clifford]

1. I'm not seeing this reported anywhere else yet. Doesn't mean it's false but I'm a tad hesitant to give it significant credibility based upon that link to a shoddy site with no mention of where it came from.

2. If true, is this news? We've been slaughtering folk with drones for some time. We think they're not operating with some sort of hit list? Americans appear to be okay with it.

This is not the first I have heard of us literally not knowing who we are shooting so it's not news really.If you think about the limitations of technology it's common sense:

• We are tracking using satellite imaging, so it's a cross-reference of what little info we really have, and a look alike game
• As good as our cameras are, all we really know is that there is someone who looks like a terrorist in the vicinity of the last known location of the terrorist in or around people/things believed to be linked to a terrorist network
• Now think about what that really is: looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, must be a duck

IOW drone warfare is only acceptable if you accept the fact that about 2-3 times out of ten you'll be killing innocent people. And that's balanced against the inherent risk of ground troops.From a long-term strategic perspective, we are picking off a few terrorists and breeding somewhere in the neighborhood of 20-30 per attack. Nothing could be more detrimental to our longterm objectives (if in fact the long term objective is peace) than using drones to take out terrorists.

A ground invasion is far more detrimental in term of breeding new terrorists. Drone attacks that kill innocents do encourage people to become terrorists, but seeing an armed invading force walking through your neighborhood and knocking down door does it even more.

I'm not sure what's wrong with choosing none of the above.

Nothing at all. Small forces of highly-specialized units like the Rangers to get embedded in local communities delivering Intel to CIA to perform local extractions/eliminations. When it mattered (UBL) we had no problem doing this.

 

[skol asylum]

A drone is just another weapon in our military arsenal. One that happens to help keep our soldiers safe. I think drones are a great idea, but like any weapon of course there is the potential for misuse. I don't get the paranoia and outrage over them. I'm sure i'll get crucified for those comments but whatever.

The problem with "drone assassination program" isn't the "drone" part.

Yeah, the problem is we don't do enough of it. After 9-11 we should have sent special forces in and cut the heads off the snakes through out the ME. We should have sent a message that you support terrorists you pay the ultimate price.Is collateral damage desirable? Absolutley not. But it is not a new thing. War is hell and wherever possible we need to try avoid it but it is not realistic to think it is always avoidable, especially when the enemy is a civilian who is operating as a terrorist and not putting on a nation's uniform.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

After thinking more about this since the thread was created, this may be the most sound and effective program ever instituted by our government. I've seen it in action first hand and love it, even if it is not perfect.

Without it I think thousands and thousands of U.S. citizens who never did anything in their lives to deserve it, would be dead. Actually I'm sure this is true.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

A drone is just another weapon in our military arsenal. One that happens to help keep our soldiers safe. I think drones are a great idea, but like any weapon of course there is the potential for misuse. I don't get the paranoia and outrage over them. I'm sure i'll get crucified for those comments but whatever.

The outrage is because they are used to kill civilians. A similar attack in the US would be called terrorism.

I'll make civilians a deal - stop joining organizations created to plan attacks against the U.S. and I'll stop dropping bombs on you.

You should go back to supporting the Westboro Baptist Church guys and proclaiming David Duke an American hero. Leave the adult conversations to the adults.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

I wish someone will leak something that shows these 2 are big liars.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYzRY2XpLBk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVt3zD2QZcw

 

[Ignoramus]

A drone is just another weapon in our military arsenal. One that happens to help keep our soldiers safe. I think drones are a great idea, but like any weapon of course there is the potential for misuse. I don't get the paranoia and outrage over them. I'm sure i'll get crucified for those comments but whatever.

The outrage is because they are used to kill civilians. A similar attack in the US would be called terrorism.

Sadly, civilians are killed in every war. The difference with this war and many others is that not everyone is wearing uniforms.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

A drone is just another weapon in our military arsenal. One that happens to help keep our soldiers safe. I think drones are a great idea, but like any weapon of course there is the potential for misuse. I don't get the paranoia and outrage over them. I'm sure i'll get crucified for those comments but whatever.

The problem with "drone assassination program" isn't the "drone" part.

Drones supposedly are used for more surgical strikes but the targets wised up and now hide among civilians. People holding the triggers often have to sacrifice innocent lives to make the important hits. Who knows how reliable is the intel.