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To: AU72

does anybody have an opinion on whether these drone strikes help or hurt our fight against terrorism. It’s not that i cant make up my own mind, but that many freepers give very insightful answers that i hadn’t considered before


4 posted on 04/23/2015 7:34:59 AM PDT by dp0622 (Franky Five Angels: "Look, let's get 'em all -- let's get 'em all now, while we got the muscle.")
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To: dp0622

“Drone warfare creates a lot less collateral damage than, say, shock and awe campaigns”

I call BS on the blame Bush rhetoric for starts. Beyond that, all air and space based options are of limited effect. You can play whack-a-mole forever, but you ever notice how you never run out of moles? Such campaigns make for nice presentations, but there is no substitute for HUMINT and an on-the-ground presence.


38 posted on 04/23/2015 8:32:34 AM PDT by antidisestablishment ( Everyone is equal in the state of desperation. GOP delenda est!)
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