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originally posted by: JesseVentura
In January, two Al-Qaeda hostages—one American and one Italian—were killed in a U.S. counterterrorism drone strike operation in Pakistan. On this episode of Off The Grid, this question was posed: Are drones a necessary evil or do they do more harm than good?
originally posted by: PrivilegedPeasant
originally posted by: JesseVentura
In January, two Al-Qaeda hostages—one American and one Italian—were killed in a U.S. counterterrorism drone strike operation in Pakistan. On this episode of Off The Grid, this question was posed: Are drones a necessary evil or do they do more harm than good?
If only 2% of those killed are high value targets than hell ya more harm then good. Drone King Obama has changed the wording to anyone over fighting age in proximity to value target is not innocent. Even with that clause they kill more children than targets.
As I posted on another tread this data is skewed and inaccurate. Without reposting the whole thing the basics of it are; "High value" targets may be only a select few put that doesn't mean the other strikes are not warranted. Some one has just manipulated the data to show their case instead of the full picture.
True there is a chance of collateral damage when a missile or bomb explodes near a target...im not rocket surgeon but I stay safe by not being near people and things that might be targets. Not a hard concept IMO
As this awesome Interactive lays out for you..
drones.pitchinteractive.com...
and yeah they do more harm cause we were droning Yemen to death and they the terrorist were still able to overtake the gov. Or maybe the drone strikes is what banded them together. Or maybe our drones are working for the guy calling the targets, and that guy has other interests above mine & yours. None of the above would surprsie me a bit.