[Foundahardheadedwoman]

I always wondered about the effect on the people in the military whose duty it was to pick the targets. I thought they would be picked from kids that were numb from playing violent video games. Apparently I was wrong.

[Revolutionary]

The author is alluding to the Predator drones (UAVs). They are flown by qualified combat pilots that know how to make instant life and death decisions. Drone losses do not produce American casualties, what the enemy perceives as our weakness. That is why they hate them so much. That and they are very effective in waiting until the terrorist shows himself.

[fso301]

I thought they would be picked from kids that were numb from playing violent video games.

Girls aren't gamers