12 Children killed in a NATO issued airstrike in Afghanistan

[Wildtree]

Can someone explain to me what the difference between a drone unintentionally killing civilians and soldiers unintentionally killing civilians is? I don't understand all the rage about this. If anything, drones save lives. Under most circumstances there will still be collateral damage no matter what kind of forces are mobilized to fight.

They do save lives. The lives of the side that uses them.
You don't have to send your troops in, you send drones. No other life is spared.

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Do drones have a higher civilian death rate then more conventional means?

In regard of the ammo. nope...
The rocket fired causes the same damage, whether it comes from a plane, a drone or equivalent from stationary artillery.

[Rukentuts]

Do drones have a higher civilian death rate then more conventional means?

No, they do not.

They used to, but it's fallen to about 2-10%.

[gamingmuscle]

No, they do not.

They used to, but it's fallen to about 2-10%.

Yeah I just read your earlier post. I somehow missed this was already on 18 pages before posting =P

[Orange Joe]

I take the most dangerous person out, next time he is not surrounded by 100 civilians. There are ways and methods to do that without hurting or killing innocent.
And for suicide bombs...... You are in Netherlands... Next time innocent dutch people die, go to the victims loved ones, and tell them your views.
Again... If we wouldn't kill their people, they wouldn't have a reason to kill ours.

How come the targeted countries of those terrorists are limited to a set number?
Why is no one attacking Switzerland? Prime example...
There is a plethora of countries that has zero problems with Islamic terrorists..... How come?

In the mean time he is making/carrying out plans to kill many more. So we just let him continue plotting terror acts because he is around other people?


All you are doing is giving them a get out of jail free card. If they don't ever want to be caught they can just keep women and kids around them at all times.

[Stellalock]

Wildtree

You do realise this wasnt an air strike on an insurgent to kill him right? You red the articles, yes?

This was hte use of airial weapons platforms to facilitate the medical evacuation of injured personnel and the extraction of the 0-4 unit

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I hope they make small drones one day, like a small quadrotor with a machine gun mounted on it or something. It would have the same advantages as a big drone (not putting the operator at risk) but also the advantages of a soldier (able to go in small spaces and able of accurate fire).

[Aristeus]

If you know where the target is, you can ensure that you get it... That perfect moment WILL come...

Good lord. They've got Bin Laden that way. They interrogated him for a long time. They knew where he was, they kept observing him, and they executed the strike well timed and coordinated. That's the kind of warfare you use. A ton of intelligence and planning, and then a sudden attack, pin pointed and accurate.

There is never a perfect time.

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Wildtree

You do realise this wasnt an air strike on an insurgent to kill him right? You red the articles, yes?

This was hte use of airial weapons platforms to facilitate the medical evacuation of injured personnel and the extraction of the 0-4 unit

Well it'll sell real well in the local taliban recruiting centre ill tell you that.