Don’t like Al Qaeda. Don’t like using armed drones. Drones for surveillance, fine, the REAL bin Laden was taken out by people on the ground. It should be noted the first “attempt” to take him out with an armed drone resulted in the death of a goat herder in Afghanistan with the misfortune (along with his friends) of merely being taller than his friends. Five year olds aren’t “terrorists” and many have been killed by drones and bad intel. “Boots on the ground” is the proper way to take out bad guys even if it’s from considerable distance out with a long rifle, still more reliable than trusting a “pilot” and his CO half way around the world using a TV monitor and joystick.
Don’t like Al Qaeda. Don’t like using armed drones. Drones for surveillance, fine, the REAL bin Laden was taken out by people on the ground. It should be noted the first “attempt” to take him out with an armed drone resulted in the death of a goat herder in Afghanistan with the misfortune (along with his friends) of merely being taller than his friends. Five year olds aren’t “terrorists” and many have been killed by drones and bad intel. “Boots on the ground” is the proper way to take out bad guys even if it’s from considerable distance out with a long rifle, still more reliable than trusting a “pilot” and his CO half way around the world using a TV monitor and joystick.