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The problem with drone warfare...

posted 8 years ago by Florist9
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...is that it's simply unsportsmanlike too kill enemies this way, they can't defend themselves, it's a sneaky act that is more similar to the way terrorists do things: putting bombs in public places and killing people that can't retaliate in any way.
There's also the problem that in the near future, drones will be used also by the terrorists to attack people - there are already small civilian drones that have been modified by amateurs to carry guns, and it will be also very easy to strap explosives to them.
This whole drone madness shouldn't have even started in the first place, the Army made a huge mistake using drones for warfare, what are you gonna do when terrorist drones will start attacking innocent people????

[–] spekhugger 8 years ago

War isn't a sport, nor is it build around such things as "fair".
/end thread.

[–] Florist9 8 years ago

But there are certain rules and agreements that are pretty much respected, otherwise it will be chaos..For example chemical and biological weapons are banned because they give an unfair advantage. During WW2 they weren't used because each country was afraid of a similar retaliation.
The US and British Army by using drones, they invite their enemies to do the exact same thing. How long do you think it will be until a terrorist will strap a machine gun to a civilian drone and use it for a massacre?

[–] ydobon-1 8 years ago

But there are certain rules and agreements that are pretty much respected, otherwise it will be chaos.

Which is exactly what the terrorists want. They don't respect any rules. One of the rules of warfare is supposed to be that you don't attack civilians. Yes, civilians may get hurt in the crossfire, but you don't intentionally set out to kill innocent people. Terrorists do exactly that.

They're animals. Nothing means anything to them except their twisted view that it's their "holy" mission to spread Islam to every corner of the Earth.

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[–] rdongoodman 8 years ago

Terrorists don't abide by any rules of modern warfare. They've been proven to use whatever means necessary to achieve their ends. As in the chemical sarin attack in Japan in 1995. The world trade center attacks in 2001. The hundreds of suicide bombings yearly, the use of all manner of guns, knives to simply behead individuals as well as gasoline to burn prisoners alive. Should they gain access to potent biological agents or nuclear material to irradiate a small city, they will do so.

[–] Florist9 8 years ago

Then if the terrorist don't follow the rules, why should the Army follow them? Why do they hesitate in striking the terrorists worrying that they might hurt some civilians, when the terrorists don't care about them at all?

[–] rdongoodman 8 years ago

Well, the west is somewhat more moral than terrorists if you haven't realized. I mean sure, in WWII we dropped kiloton nukes on Nagasaki and Hiroshima and killed 100k civilians in Dresden just to prove a point to Hitler, but we're more selective than that these days. The U.S. spends millions per missile in order to be as accurate as possible to minimize collateral damage. You can also say we don't use the Geneva convention because terrorists don't usually wear uniforms attached to a particular State (other than Isis, but again, they have no 'state'), because we intern them at Guantanamo and other places. Drone warfare is the future and will only get bigger. The U.S. Air Force already asks for more drones than aircraft.

[–] featheredsun 8 years ago

I really hope that you were being rhetorical here. Surely your parents raised you well enough to be able to answer the question "Well why don't we just indescreminately kill everyone like they do"?

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[–] vijilant 8 years ago

Are you actually implying that war should have good sportsmanship?? You're basically saying drones make America too good at killing people therefore they're bad! Do you think there is a General alive who, if given the option to kill every one of his enemies in one shot with a magic bullet, would turn this down as being unsportsmanlike? Because the magic bullet is almost the exact same thing ethically as a drone.

The arguments I hear against drones just blow my mind and make me either think I'm crazy or want to go crazy at the sheer lunacy of it. Here's a news flash: using a technologically advanced weapon in war that the enemy is unable to defend against is not the same thing as using a corked bat in baseball. The Geneva convention has outlined a number of things that aren't allowed in warfare but none of them have anything to do with 'fairness' or sportsmanship. They are rules to prevent cruelty and protect noncombatants. Frankly, if we abide by Geneva I don't give a damn how our side wins, because the alternative is unthinkable. If you think drones are unfair just consider how unfair your life would be under Shariah.

[–] tanis_ivy 8 years ago

Drones are the new siphilis in blankets. They'll never see it coming.

[–] Florist9 8 years ago

Drones are the new siphilis in blankets. They'll never see it coming.

Yes, but what are going to do, when the terrorists will strike back with drones too??? I asked this question before and nobody answered... Everyone seems to support drone warfare against terrorists without thinking that one day they could fall victims to them too....
The terrorists only use the technology that was invented by the Army before and you can thank the US Army for inventing drone warfare.

[–] raf-33 8 years ago

What were the US army doing in Europe in 1849?

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[–] Neuronhead 8 years ago

People have been using superior technology against others ever since someone his someone with a stick instead of using a fist.

Evolution was doing that even before that. You snooze you lose.

I choose to believe what I was programmed to believe

[–] bubblenator 8 years ago

...is that it's simply unsportsmanlike too kill enemies this way, they can't defend themselves, it's a sneaky act that is more similar to the way terrorists do things: putting bombs in public places and killing people that can't retaliate in any way.

Who gives a f.ck if it's a "sneaky act", war is all about stealth! They aren't breaking any International Laws or Treaties as Radical Islamic Jihadis are out to kill as many Western civilians and military personnel as they can. They even kill their own people by blowing up markets in Iraq and Afghanistan among other countries with car and suicide bombers! They don't discriminate and play by their own rules!

There's also the problem that in the near future, drones will be used also by the terrorists to attack people - there are already small civilian drones that have been modified by amateurs to carry guns, and it will be also very easy to strap explosives to them.

Terrorist organisations aren't technologically advanced to even strap a basic machine gun and camera to even say a simple quad rotor copter and start a successful terrorist attack. They'll stick to their car bombs and suicide bombers!

This whole drone madness shouldn't have even started in the first place, the Army made a huge mistake using drones for warfare, what are you gonna do when terrorist drones will start attacking innocent people????

Drones and their use are a great option! They are silent compared to Fighter/Bomber Jets so the enemy doesn't even know they are overhead. They can stay on Station and loiter for a longer time, provide greater Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance pictures and images of potential terrorists with facial recognition technology, more time to asses potential Collateral Damage and lastly you don't have to have a Quick Reaction Force of troops and helicopters ready to rescue the pilot(s) as you would if you sent a manned aircraft if it was shot down. Way more many advantages of drone technology, get used to it!

If you are not willing to give up everything, you have already lost

[–] benman46 8 years ago

Unsportsmanlike??? Really?? Fckwit. Was the aerial bombing in WW2 any different? What's the difference when terrorists use bombs or guns to kill innocent people? Your ignorance is staggering.