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37. No, I don't have anyone on ignore!

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Wed Dec 12, 2012, 08:24 PM

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If Our Drones Are So Accurate, Why Do Their Missiles Keep Hitting Children? [View all] phantom power Dec 2012 OP

The US government admits purposely aiming bombs at children. woo me with science Dec 2012 #1

"Some Afghan kids aren’t bystanders" cpwm17 Dec 2012 #4

No one has seen Obama's kill list, even your name could be there. nt jody Dec 2012 #2

Why are those claims mutually exclusive? dmallind Dec 2012 #3

That about covers it. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #5

No one in the world thinks that the US would not kill women and children sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #13

If you are going to use a nonstandard definition of innocent, ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #14

Iraq ... explain what standard was used to kill all those Iraqis. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #18

What kind of question is that? cpwm17 Dec 2012 #32

Thank you for that nonstandard definition. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #33

Everyone that we murder in our unprovoked wars is innocent cpwm17 Dec 2012 #34

hate to break it to you.... ShadesOfBlue Dec 2012 #43

Sticking your fingers in your ears and saying la-la-la does not stop the practice of human shields. dmallind Dec 2012 #17

Why do you think that non-Americans have so little regard for their children sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #20

Are you missing my very simple words? What fucking reason do you have to imply that? dmallind Dec 2012 #35

I watched the video twice, and I could not tell what was going on in the sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #44

I totally fucking agree with you! lunatica Dec 2012 #25

Thanks, and I absolutely agree with your last sentence. If I had my way, sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #38

Do you have me on ignore? lunatica Dec 2012 #36

No, I don't have anyone on ignore! sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #37

thanks! lunatica Dec 2012 #39

If I did, you would definitely not be one of them, as I like you too! sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #40

That is one of the best, coherent explanations of the situation .... oldhippie Dec 2012 #22

I think you've covered it...there are no totally safe options. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #30

Yep. It's easy to soundbiteize The Rules but stuff like this is actually complicated. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #41

american presidents can kill anyone they want, thanks. your concern is noted :-) nt msongs Dec 2012 #6

There's a thought experiment that asks cpwm17 Dec 2012 #7

One can only be so accurate with 500 or 1000 pound bombs. quaker bill Dec 2012 #8

They're also usually cheaper to buy & use. Angleae Dec 2012 #9

Yes, but in general quaker bill Dec 2012 #11

Becasue the missiles are armed with high explosive warheads? Kaleva Dec 2012 #10

because we hate children. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #12

Because the terrorists use human shields (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #15

You mean they have families? Is that you, Bibi? Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #19

Yes. And possibly. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #27

Could you post some evidence of that? And since they know killing children sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #21

No, terrorists bomb humans cpwm17 Dec 2012 #31

I would like to know why but agree with other posters who point out that bombs are worse. randome Dec 2012 #16

Have you read any of the reports by Robert Fisk and other war correspondents sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #23

I agree they're 'evil' insofar as anyone can define that term. randome Dec 2012 #24

Well the missiles are accurate. It's the people who are deciding to launch the missiles at... Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #26

Physics... as expressed in the expansion of energetic gasses hit children. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2012 #28

For those on this thread that like drones, here's good news for you. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #29

Don't care for drones quaker bill Dec 2012 #45

As long as there's no oversight & no consequences, this atrocity will get worse. DirkGently Dec 2012 #42

If there was oversight and consequences, "shock and awe" would have been prosecuted first. quaker bill Dec 2012 #46