The problem comes with collateral damage. If even a single civilian is killed by a drone strike, the destruction of whatever the target is wasn't worth the cost.
Quote from: SecondClass on April 13, 2016, 12:35:51 AMDrones are fantastic things in and of themselves. They stop American soldiers from needing to put their lives on the line while still being as effective as any squad.The problem comes with collateral damage. If even a single civilian is killed by a drone strike, the destruction of whatever the target is wasn't worth the cost.Do you have any fucking clue how much collateral damage there is if you have boots on the ground? No, you clearly don't. There will ALWAYS be innocent people killed. That's just a part of war. The point is to minimize collateral damage, which drone strikes do very well. You can never eliminate it entirely.
Drones are fantastic things in and of themselves. They stop American soldiers from needing to put their lives on the line while still being as effective as any squad.The problem comes with collateral damage. If even a single civilian is killed by a drone strike, the destruction of whatever the target is wasn't worth the cost.
Quote from: challengerX on April 13, 2016, 04:22:31 AMQuote from: SecondClass on April 13, 2016, 12:35:51 AMDrones are fantastic things in and of themselves. They stop American soldiers from needing to put their lives on the line while still being as effective as any squad.The problem comes with collateral damage. If even a single civilian is killed by a drone strike, the destruction of whatever the target is wasn't worth the cost.Do you have any fucking clue how much collateral damage there is if you have boots on the ground? No, you clearly don't. There will ALWAYS be innocent people killed. That's just a part of war. The point is to minimize collateral damage, which drone strikes do very well. You can never eliminate it entirely.A soldier can use a lot more discretion and spur of the moment reasoning than a drone programmed to strike a specific target no matter what. If a soldier sees a child in the way of his shot, he won't take it. A drone would.
Quote from: Karjala takaisin on April 18, 2016, 11:20:41 AMIt's Russia that is killing Isis. Americans are bombing whoever is an enemy of Isis.LOLMore like its America killing ISIS and Russia killing anybody who opposes Assad.
It's Russia that is killing Isis. Americans are bombing whoever is an enemy of Isis.
Quote from: Karjala takaisin on April 18, 2016, 12:07:11 PMQuote from: challengerX on April 18, 2016, 11:45:12 AMQuote from: Karjala takaisin on April 18, 2016, 11:20:41 AMIt's Russia that is killing Isis. Americans are bombing whoever is an enemy of Isis.LOLMore like its America killing ISIS and Russia killing anybody who opposes Assad.ISIS opposes Assad. ISIS was not losing ground until after Russia's aerial bombing and Russian intervention in Syria.They couldn't give less of a shit about actually destroying ISIS.
Quote from: challengerX on April 18, 2016, 11:45:12 AMQuote from: Karjala takaisin on April 18, 2016, 11:20:41 AMIt's Russia that is killing Isis. Americans are bombing whoever is an enemy of Isis.LOLMore like its America killing ISIS and Russia killing anybody who opposes Assad.ISIS opposes Assad. ISIS was not losing ground until after Russia's aerial bombing and Russian intervention in Syria.