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To: Kaslin
One particularly troubling practice is the “double tap” drone strike – the practice of deliberately attacking civilians rescuing the wounded, or the wounded themselves. Dylan Matthews, writing at Vox, reports...

Maybe the operators should have some required reading on terrorist tactics.

Like the Embassy bombings in '98 in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

The terrorists set a small bomb to draw attention and get the people working nearby to the windows. After a short delay, a much larger vehicle bomb went off, killing first responders and shattering nearby windows and shredding those gathered there to see what was going on.

Both bombings on the same day followed the same M.O.

The death of civilians (noncombatants) is regrettable, but someone supports the military and terrorist organizations in the area.

War is hell, especially for the civilian population.

I am glad, however, that there are some moral issues for the drone operators. If they were completely devoid of any feelings on the issue of collateral damage, I would be even more concerned.

4 posted on 07/18/2015 5:09:18 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Smokin' Joe

The problem is that many of these areas are not industrialized, so there is no war materials (other than obvious recruits) that can be provided. Unless one plans to exterminate the entire male population (Mongol style), then this indiscriminate activity will create Jihadists until Judgement Day.


8 posted on 07/18/2015 5:34:34 AM PDT by Bishop_Malachi (Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
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