DT. wrote:I haven't read the whole thread but I don't think anyone supports those scum at IS or any of their subsidiaries. What I think is being highlighted here is the frequent hypocrisy of the west where civilians are killed en masse by "accident". I was reading about some kids that have managed to grow up hating blue skies because they knew those drones would appear out of nowhere, whereas cloudy skies meant they were safe. That's no way for kids to grow up (if they get to grow up) and it's unamerican, unbritish and unwesternly behavior to NOT criticize these actions and hold our democratic governments accountable for each and every innocent life they take. They need to constantly argue the merits of these actions to us and our representatives. Why are you guys making such an absolute argument for the west? It's an oxymoron to argue that there should be no argument over our motives in the democratic parts of this world.
You too have fallen for the propaganda.
When people hear about drones, they immediately think of that Arnold Schwarzenegger film where you have these robots killing en masse. A drone is a very precise instrument, designed to take out high value targets in a high risk environment or to assassinate certain individuals. Typical targets might be a vehicle travelling down a highway or road. Unless this vehicle is also carrying civilians, women or children or vears off into another vehicle carrying civilians, then there is NO chance of civilians being killed unless of course there is a case of mistaken identity. They wouldn't do it deliberately because there is no point besides being disgustingly inhuman and criminal.
Agents on the ground have been known to also provide false intelligence to wipe someone off the face because they had an argument over who owns what goats or something. I kid you not. Yes sometimes the intelligence is from Afghan, Pakistani, Iraqi or Syrian sources.
But of course, NOTHING is ever fail safe. Civilians will get killed unfortunately. All it takes is one mistake, one misplaced piece of intelligence or just one break down in a long chain.
Pilots on the other hand are required to identify their targets visually. If there is a marketplace or school next to that ISIL Communications and Command facility, then it is NOT bombed. Hence why places like Raqqa, Mosul etc are safe havens for them because the coalition will not bomb urban areas.
As for drones, these are the most clinical and surgical of all weapons used to take out that car carrying that high level terrorist leader from the Taliban or ISIS that they have had under surveillance for a period of time waiting for the right opportunity.