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Robb

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1. It's a tough comparison. Locals are typically better bets

Reply to BelgianMadCow (Original post)

Wed Feb 6, 2013, 08:25 PM

Feb 2013

...anywhere where the government is well and fully in control. Drones -- and cruise missiles, and SEAL teams -- tend to be utilized most in areas where we can't pick up a phone and drop an effective dime on some bad guy or other.

That said, of course, our police regularly screw up and kill the wrong people, too. So on a sense we're acclimated to that.

I get your point and where you're going with it, but the comparison falls short as I've described.

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Drone thought experiment [View all] BelgianMadCow Feb 2013 OP

It's a tough comparison. Locals are typically better bets Robb Feb 2013 #1

I hear you - saying we could ask the US to do that work for us - I should have found BelgianMadCow Feb 2013 #10

Like if that group was someone we were harboring. Robb Feb 2013 #16

20 million people died by Hitlers hand. graham4anything Feb 2013 #2

I would welcome a Belgian drone strike pscot Feb 2013 #3

Nicely done! lol Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #17

You are not off nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #4

Honestly, it would be an act of war kudzu22 Feb 2013 #5

Read this nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #6

You're not expecting Americans to Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #7

"that the CIA is the world's best funded terrorist organization" BelgianMadCow Feb 2013 #11

Shock Doctine was old news Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #21

BelgianMadCow--haven't seen you around for a while panader0 Feb 2013 #8

I'm pretty sure we CAN all just get along BelgianMadCow Feb 2013 #13

K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #9

We have a government and justice system that would deal with it michigandem58 Feb 2013 #12

But your justice system decided that a bank knowingly dealing with drug cartels and terrorists BelgianMadCow Feb 2013 #14

WTF are you talking about? marmar Feb 2013 #22

You mean the DOJ that allowed a bank nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #30

An imperfect analogy Martin Eden Feb 2013 #15

The Drones are coming..and it's important to get some "International Agreement" KoKo Feb 2013 #18

Totally agree. Especially looking at the exponential growth in numbers and decline in price BelgianMadCow Feb 2013 #19

A NATO country (such as Belgium) would never behave that way. Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #20

It was called a thought experiment. BelgianMadCow Feb 2013 #23

What if people who don't have drones had people fly planes into buildings? Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #25

Yup, Te Japanese attacked Pearl and we bombed Mexico. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #28

Implying that the US is a shithole like the ones that harbor despicable people. nt EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #24

Did we deport Cheney? I missed it. cthulu2016 Feb 2013 #26

DDS FSogol Feb 2013 #27

have to sign out for now, 4 AM, but check out the discussion by Thom Hartmann BelgianMadCow Feb 2013 #29

I don't think Belgians have less of a right to protect themselves from terrorists. Kalidurga Feb 2013 #31