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Romulox

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28. What an utterly repellent argument: "Look at the firebombing of Dresden and compare..."

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Mon Jan 7, 2013, 02:33 AM

Jan 2013

The firebombing of Dresden was a singular event in an existential crisis; the ongoing drone murderings are just part of the background noise to our foreverwar.

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The Moral Case for Drones [View all] arely staircase Jan 2013 OP

I think this is utter bullshit.... mike_c Jan 2013 #1

Too bad we can't have kill ratios like Nagasaki and Hiroshima Downwinder Jan 2013 #2

100 percent of drone victims are civilians? arely staircase Jan 2013 #3

Maybe you are a civilian until you slap on a uniform with patches... Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #43

How can you prove that most Drone targets aren't combatants? bluestate10 Jan 2013 #8

I recommend Mark Bowden's book, The Finish arely staircase Jan 2013 #10

Just because you say so? tabasco Jan 2013 #24

And how do you know they are not? The American people have no clue what sabrina 1 Jan 2013 #45

Stop arguing about the method and Lurks Often Jan 2013 #4

we are justified in killing terrorists and the means to achieve that goal do matter. eom arely staircase Jan 2013 #5

I wasn't disagreeing with you, Lurks Often Jan 2013 #9

my bad arely staircase Jan 2013 #12

Would using drones to kill terrorists include domestic terrorists domiciled in the US? indepat Jan 2013 #25

if they were, say, holding hostages and it could be done without killing said hostages arely staircase Jan 2013 #38

Drones appear to be the least bad of a horrible set of military options. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #6

yes, that is the legit argument arely staircase Jan 2013 #7

Agreed. nt SunSeeker Jan 2013 #26

The relative efficacy of improved technology in an unlawful war is beside the point. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #11

I think killing people who committ crimes against humanity (al qaeda) to be a moral obligation arely staircase Jan 2013 #13

Would you consider killing half a million children to be a "crime against humanity"? n/t Fumesucker Jan 2013 #18

yes arely staircase Jan 2013 #39

"We think the price was worth it." Fumesucker Jan 2013 #41

you are making my point arely staircase Jan 2013 #55

Your bloodlust makes DU look creepy leftstreet Jan 2013 #19

they are members of a military orgnization that has declared war on and attacked the united states arely staircase Jan 2013 #35

Seems to me that most al qaeda combatants are declared after the fact. Hanzip Jan 2013 #49

Well maybe, just maybe, what "seems to you" isn't always the case arely staircase Jan 2013 #56

Because it so much better to be the aggressive tyrant? The dissonance is Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #23

Of course "militant" has now been redefined by Obama woo me with science Jan 2013 #29

It's so obvious... Oilwellian Jan 2013 #51

drone victims speak.... mike_c Jan 2013 #14

very bad but better than arely staircase Jan 2013 #15

are you suggesting that it's better to murder non-combatants with drone strikes... mike_c Jan 2013 #17

no i am saying that killing our enemies in a way that meets the three main necessities of the lawful arely staircase Jan 2013 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author mike_c Jan 2013 #16

and a drone killer speaks green for victory Jan 2013 #21

Awesome, The Moral Case for Murder! whatchamacallit Jan 2013 #20

"War is Peace." woo me with science Jan 2013 #31

no not murder arely staircase Jan 2013 #40

"Sacrifice few to save many." is perfectly logical...unless you or your family are the "few". Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2013 #22

were you advocates of drones choie Jan 2013 #27

yes arely staircase Jan 2013 #37

What an utterly repellent argument: "Look at the firebombing of Dresden and compare..." Romulox Jan 2013 #28

"We have always been at war with Eurasia." woo me with science Jan 2013 #34

"by becoming continuous war has ceased to exist..." Romulox Jan 2013 #48

"The firebombing of Dresden was a singular event"...not EX500rider Jan 2013 #54

I don't trust our government to select 'terrorists' RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #30

As well you shouldn't. woo me with science Jan 2013 #32

The most disgusting OP on DU woo me with science Jan 2013 #33

Moral use of war machines... cbrer Jan 2013 #42

It is terrorism. aandegoons Jan 2013 #44

+1 AgainsttheCrown Jan 2013 #52

Thank you. woo me with science Jan 2013 #53

There is no 'moral case' for slaughtering people. None whatsoever. sabrina 1 Jan 2013 #46

The "moral" case disappears when one is just outside your window. mmonk Jan 2013 #47

Perfectly sound argument. However it requires grading morality on a curve. Robb Jan 2013 #50