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In reply to the discussion: Fed up by Glenn Greenwald's criticism, drone supporters unearth 2005 post [View all]Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)that is right is the fact that we have secret panels to decide who should be targeted. History has proven over and over and over again that the best decisions by government on who should live and who should die can only be made behind closed doors and in secret. What proves the drones are the best policy is knowing the good will that we are spreading throughout the regions where they are being used. We know this by asking the simple question, how would we feel if it was the other way around and some Middle Eastern country was attacking people inside America who they considered a threat to them? We would admire and respect them and any thoughts that we may have ever had of attacking them would be forgotten. We like them would not be resentful if children were killed. We would understand that it is in our own interest to have these strikes and we would only work harder to strive for a peaceful future together. The word drones conjures up the wrong image. Perhaps they should be called, peace capsules - no that's not quite it -- I know, let's call them, peaceplanes -- yep that's it - peaceplanes.