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(12,482 posts) Thu Mar 7, 2013, 11:46 PM Mar 2013

if abraham lincoln had a drone (i don't know with a time machine or whatever) [View all]

Last edited Fri Mar 8, 2013, 08:27 AM - Edit history (1)

would he have been justified in using it on confederate military or political leadership?

7 votes, 3 passes \| Time left: Unlimited
	yes to both military and political leaders of the confederacy
	3 (43%)
	only military leaders like lee, but not politicians like confederate senators, cabinet members, etc.
	2 (29%)
	no to either
	0 (0%)
	the time machine alone would make the war avoidable and drones a moot point
	2 (29%)
	3 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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if abraham lincoln had a drone (i don't know with a time machine or whatever) [View all] arely staircase Mar 2013 OP

How do you bomb military leaders? BainsBane Mar 2013 #1

oh say a well placed drone fired missile into the south carolina capitol bldg arely staircase Mar 2013 #2

Why the South Carolina capitol? HoneychildMooseMoss Mar 2013 #14

i think the individual state governments that were in a state of rebellion retained arely staircase Mar 2013 #15

Would you have posed this question if Bush and not Obama was making the same claims re drones? MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #3

that isn't an option in my scenario arely staircase Mar 2013 #5

I wasn't referring to drones outside the U.S. MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #32

then in what context has president obama suggested using them other than that? arely staircase Mar 2013 #33

I Believe He Had a Right to Target Political Leaders On the Road Mar 2013 #4

would you limit political leaders to the executive branch? arely staircase Mar 2013 #6

I wouldn't. nt Comrade_McKenzie Mar 2013 #7

He probably wouldn't have used it against political leaders Prism Mar 2013 #8

but with lee, jackson, etc. arely staircase Mar 2013 #11

That's fair comment Prism Mar 2013 #18

War is war BainsBane Mar 2013 #16

I think our current drone discussion is quite peripheral Prism Mar 2013 #20

one thing is sure BainsBane Mar 2013 #21

I'm surprised more Democrats don't heed the obvious question Prism Mar 2013 #22

If Lincoln had a time machine and a drone? Check please NightWatcher Mar 2013 #9

well in real life, sure arely staircase Mar 2013 #12

Okay...I laughed out loud at that one! nt. OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #13

SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES! WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #30

He did have a drone: Ulric Dhalgren. sofa king Mar 2013 #10

I think you mean moot point... octothorpe Mar 2013 #17

indeed i do arely staircase Mar 2013 #23

John Wilkes Booth was a drone and knocked off a political leader. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #19

depends on which side you are on arely staircase Mar 2013 #24

The war was over. End of combat, end of story. nt DevonRex Mar 2013 #35

Of course treestar Mar 2013 #25

Pointless poll. Wars are fought within the current technological premises. redgreenandblue Mar 2013 #26

well yes it is a completely theoretical discussion arely staircase Mar 2013 #36

Assassination of leaders has existed as long as wars. It has always been of limited strategic value. redgreenandblue Mar 2013 #27

good point, aside from any ethical debate on the subject arely staircase Mar 2013 #37

I'm guessing you are trying to derive from this an argument in favor of redgreenandblue Mar 2013 #40

then you guess wrong arely staircase Mar 2013 #43

Si. graham4anything Mar 2013 #28

Funny you should put it that way... JHB Mar 2013 #29

We'd argue over the Ethics of using Whale Oil to power it. nt One_Life_To_Give Mar 2013 #31

no need. i'm assuming lincoln having drones means arely staircase Mar 2013 #38

He could use it on vampires Capt. Obvious Mar 2013 #34

not really arely staircase Mar 2013 #39

Since we are playing "a-historical what-if", here is how I think it would have played out: redgreenandblue Mar 2013 #41

...it would be cool if they put a big fuckin' hat on it. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #42

I voted just as you were editing to remove the poll. MineralMan Mar 2013 #44