“We supported al-Qaida training camps. How many Americans died, we do not care.”Or we could just nuke them, like the extremists want. But how many civilians would die then?
It was only after Obama that word of a drone strike being called OFF got out, because troops on the ground pointed out four girls were gathering wood, and the thermal image the guy miles away saw, was NOT “terrorists”. Drones CAN be used instead of snipers, at less risk to our troops, but without sound confirmation of target identity, they are no better than nukes at getting “the right folks”.
At least now we’re targeting individuals, instead of whole nations, or dropping 2,000 pound bombs on restaurants in crowded neighborhoods, like throwing darts, blindfolded.
But the REAL answer, is GET OUT, and don’t be dragged into yet MORE wars by fanatics pretending to be “our friends”.
Are we at war with Pakistan? News to me. When did Congress declare war against them?-————————-The problem is that the people that we ARE at war with, nominally in Afghanistan, do not recognize the existence of the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and cross it at will.The Pakistani government refuses to defend that border, so Pakistan has effectively become the home of the Taliban.That’s the problem when you declare war on a group that doesn’t care where they are based, just so long as they can attack you.
Murphy224 over 11 years ago
I’m sure the Libs will be calling for war crime tribunals………
Nebulous Premium Member over 11 years ago
“We supported al-Qaida training camps. How many Americans died, we do not care.”Or we could just nuke them, like the extremists want. But how many civilians would die then?
OmqR-IV.0 over 11 years ago
I fear you, and the way you think, are in the minority. But thanks anyway.
Dtroutma over 11 years ago
It was only after Obama that word of a drone strike being called OFF got out, because troops on the ground pointed out four girls were gathering wood, and the thermal image the guy miles away saw, was NOT “terrorists”. Drones CAN be used instead of snipers, at less risk to our troops, but without sound confirmation of target identity, they are no better than nukes at getting “the right folks”.
At least now we’re targeting individuals, instead of whole nations, or dropping 2,000 pound bombs on restaurants in crowded neighborhoods, like throwing darts, blindfolded.
But the REAL answer, is GET OUT, and don’t be dragged into yet MORE wars by fanatics pretending to be “our friends”.
Nebulous Premium Member over 11 years ago
And that’s still twice as much as GWB did.
Nebulous Premium Member over 11 years ago
Are we at war with Pakistan? News to me. When did Congress declare war against them?-————————-The problem is that the people that we ARE at war with, nominally in Afghanistan, do not recognize the existence of the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and cross it at will.The Pakistani government refuses to defend that border, so Pakistan has effectively become the home of the Taliban.That’s the problem when you declare war on a group that doesn’t care where they are based, just so long as they can attack you.
OmqR-IV.0 over 11 years ago
Well, to compensate, a few liberals have said it’s ok that Obama continues killing Muslims.