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patrice

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2. I agree about the difficulty of that calculation. I'm just saying this SHOULD be the fundamental

Reply to napoleon_in_rags (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 03:29 PM

Mar 2013

issue for both sides of the debate.

I agree about "the mechanisation of conscience".

I'm not sure why, but I think we are moving away from "centralisation of control" which may or may not be a good thing, but for certain sure will certainly set off some screams about "new world order", which reaction locks U.S. into the unilateral police role forever, which is something that is not very acceptable to those of us seeking a peace dividend to invest in this land and it's people.

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Regarding a foundation for talking about pro- and anti- drone positions: [View all] patrice Mar 2013 OP

Its difficult to establish a number involving deaths of innocents: napoleon_in_rags Mar 2013 #1

I agree about the difficulty of that calculation. I'm just saying this SHOULD be the fundamental patrice Mar 2013 #2

I'm not sure where you stand on the drone issue, but... napoleon_in_rags Mar 2013 #3