[Flavius]

[cranked]

In a democratic society where going to war or deciding whether to intervene in a conflict is dictated by politics and projected or actual troop casualty numbers, this is nothing more than the foreshadowing of the future of combat.

[GSP.FAN]

We're told of "wonder weapons" the Germans were working on: Long-range rockets, push-button bombing. . . . . .weapons that don't need soldiers. "Wonder weapon"? My God, I don't see the wonder in them. Killing without heroics. Nothing is glorified, nothing is reaffirmed. No heroes, no cowards, no troops. No generals. Only those that are left alive and those that are left. . . . . .dead. I'm glad I won't live to see it.

[BillT]

The future has arrived!

[coconutt2000]

I only have one question.

How old do drones have to be to cast ballots and vote in Presidential elections?

:-)

[Liberty Valance]

[Fractal Trader]

These drones should be taken from the Air Force and given to the Army and Marines. It makes no sense to have commissioned offices as “pilots” when you average teenage game could probably do the job. Instead, the drones are looked at as an officer career track rather than assets that the ground troops desperately need.

[Jeff Gordon]

I worry about the guy that goes to work in the morning in Nevada. Takes control of a UAV in Afghanistan. Kills a bunch of people. Then comes home and has dinner with the wife and kids. Watches American Idol. Goes to bed. Gets up the next day and does it again. This must be a real mind f*ck!