Pentagon considering using Predator drones in Libya--senior Pentagon official

[pinboy3niner]

From an L.A. Times story that included an interview with Vice Adm. William E. Gortney, the director of the Pentagon's Joint Staff:

Because of the situation in Misurata and elsewhere, Gortney said, the use of Predator drones, which can hover over targets, transmit video and allow for precision strikes by small missiles, is being considered.

But, he warned, "the difficulty in identifying friend from foe inside an urban environment is magnified significantly."

"What we do not want to do is create civilian casualties," he said.


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-us-libya-20110326,0,7940254.story

[Hugabear]

1. Because they've done such an outstanding job in Afghanistan and Pakistan

"allow for precision strikes by small missiles"

I would use the :rofl: icon if it weren't so damned serious. Start using Predator drones and see how fast our support in Libya disappears

[Puregonzo1188]

2. Given that the UN's Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions has said drone strikes are

illegal under international law how does this fit in within UN mandate?