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Renew Deal

(81,844 posts) Mon Jun 9, 2014, 10:07 AM Jun 2014

Does this statement from a Taliban terrorist justify drone strikes?

"As long as we are breathing, our attacks will be continuing 'til the end of our lives," he vowed.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/09/world/asia/pakistan-karachi-airport-attacks

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Does this statement from a Taliban terrorist justify drone strikes? (Original Post) Renew Deal Jun 2014 OP

You bet, let's bomb every wedding party in the region. And schools, don't forget schools. Scuba Jun 2014 #1

Actually, taking the link you provide... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #2

How about we let Pakistan decide how they want to handle it. dilby Jun 2014 #3

Vainglorious War Pigs whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #4

War without end!!! Iggo Jun 2014 #5

The RW says that every day, do we drone all of them? Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #6

*Targetted* killing would be entirely justified; the problem with drones is the untargetted killing. Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2014 #7

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. You bet, let's bomb every wedding party in the region. And schools, don't forget schools.

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Mon Jun 9, 2014, 10:21 AM

Jun 2014

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

2. Actually, taking the link you provide...

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Mon Jun 9, 2014, 10:31 AM

Jun 2014

It looks like that statement was from someone who was attempting to justify retaliatory acts FOLLOWING drone strikes.

Violence begets violence. Always has, always will.

I'd rather step off that merry-go-round.

dilby

(2,273 posts)

3. How about we let Pakistan decide how they want to handle it.

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Mon Jun 9, 2014, 10:33 AM

Jun 2014

Just saying, it was their Airport and people.

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)

4. Vainglorious War Pigs

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Mon Jun 9, 2014, 10:40 AM

Jun 2014

We Americans just love to roll around in blood and viscera...

Iggo

(47,534 posts)

5. War without end!!!

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Mon Jun 9, 2014, 10:41 AM

Jun 2014

Yay!

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

6. The RW says that every day, do we drone all of them?

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Mon Jun 9, 2014, 11:04 AM

Jun 2014

Donald Ian Rankin

(13,598 posts)

7. *Targetted* killing would be entirely justified; the problem with drones is the untargetted killing.

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Mon Jun 9, 2014, 11:59 AM

Jun 2014

The Taliban is a blood-chillingly evil organisation.

Killing people who take up arms to fight for it is an entirely reasonable and laudable goal.

Killing people who are entirely or mostly innocent, but are standing near members of the Taliban, or mistaken for them, is a very bad thing indeed.

Drone strikes appear (although I am not an expert and may be wrong about this) to kill more civilians per target than other weaponry, making them a bad way to wage war.

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