American Drone Strike Policy Discussion

[newworldafro]

U.S. Air Force developing terrifying swarms of tiny unmanned drones that can hover, crawl and even kill targets | Mail Online

 

[newarkhiphop]

Just how many people have America’s drones killed? Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham has put the death toll at 4,700—the first time an American official has publicly put a precise figure on the impact of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles. The South Carolina lawmaker's office said he was citing an estimate already discussed on cable television.
Graham, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, used the figure during a question and answer session on Tuesday with the Rotary Club of Easley in his home state of South Carolina. His remarks were first reported by the Easley Patch.
“We've killed 4,700,” the lawmaker said. “Sometimes you hit innocent people, and I hate that, but we're at war, and we've taken out some very senior members of al-Qaida.”

Drones have killed 4,700, U.S. senator says | The Ticket - Yahoo! News



@ "sometimes you innocent people

 

[88m3]

life's a drone strike and you die

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

Honestly, who gives a fukk? You send in troops an you cry over flag covered caskets. If you send drones, you find something else to bytch about even tho no troops are in harms way.

 

[88m3]

Honestly, who gives a fukk? You send in troops an you cry over flag covered caskets. If you send drones, you find something else to bytch about even tho no troops are in harms way.

I agree people just enjoy being outraged.

 

[Saka]

I hope one day all of you guys enjoy the luxury of having drones flying over your houses destroying shyt.

 

[Robbie3000]

Honestly, who gives a fukk? You send in troops an you cry over flag covered caskets. If you send drones, you find something else to bytch about even tho no troops are in harms way.

Maybe we kill more innocents if we send in troops. But one thing is clear, more Americans die in a conventional war. As long as we have oversight before killing American citizens, I'm open to using drones.

 

[88m3]

I hope one day all of you guys enjoy the luxury of having drones flying over your houses destroying shyt.

Aren't they treating each other worse anyways?



@daze23

 

[88m3]

 

[Saka]

Aren't they treating each other worse anyways?



@daze23

poor means of justification.

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

i wonder how many of those numbers are innocent children. and i guarantee that number is low also.

how you guys cosign killing innocent people like its a video game is beyond me.

 

[rapdonttweet]

Aren't they treating each other worse anyways?



@daze23

Does who treat each other worse?

 

[Black smoke and cac jokes]

Aren't they treating each other worse anyways?



@daze23

ugh no they don't.


Furthermore,

The study by Stanford Law School and New York University's School of Law calls for a re-evaluation of the practice, saying the number of "high-level" targets killed as a percentage of total casualties is extremely low -- about 2%.

Drone strikes kill, maim and traumatize too many civilians, U.S. study says - CNN.com

The drones are highly ineffective.

 

[Jparker]

i wonder how many of those numbers are innocent children. and i guarantee that number is low also.

how you guys cosign killing innocent people like its a video game is beyond me.

fukk em we ball

 

[thekingsmen]

Got to love this Arm-Chair Capitalism where phrases like "Kill them All" and "It's War, People Die". That non-intelligent allegiance view on where death and destruction is the mantra shows how little people know about this subject.

"It's War"

Most of these drone killings are in countries where there is no war on anyone. Yemen and Pakistan aren't at war with the U.S. nor is there proof of it.


"Kill them All"

First we must define "Them". If it's Al-Qeada and its affailiates( unknown groups) as described...why isn't there Drones in Libya and Syria where Al-Q has been for the last 2 years, destroyed one country and now destroying another. Oh wait we are funding them in Syria and Libya.

How do you rid a group of terrorist by blowing them up in a few countries killing a shyt load of innocent people but turn around and fund them in other countries?