Five Reasons Why Drones Are Here to Stay

[Lasher]

1. They’re Cheap.
2. They Work.
3. They’re Necessary.
4. They’re Popular.
5. They’re Spreading.

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-05-23/five-reasons-why-drones-are-here-to-stay

[ladjf]

1. Reason #1: They are a very effective means of controlling people with terror. nt

[polly7]

2. Yes, an easy way of inflicting terror and death while

having no skin in the game. Cowardly, imo.

[ladjf]

3. Most definitely! Imagine the terror of a silent rocket for some point unknown simply kills you and

all those around you while the assassin is operating the drone from some trailer thousands of miles away.

[polly7]

4. It's nauseating.

When I think of all the innocents killed so far, they psychological damage to small children who have PTSD, night terrors and cannot even leave their homes at times because of these cowardly killers, it makes me sick. I hate them.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

5. They consolidate the power at the top while reducing the messy business of dealing with the military

brass, including some of whom might think that killing of civilians by the head of state is a war crime.

[doc03]

6. Just suppose a country, say Russia, made a drone strike

in an American city to kill an American citizen they claimed was plotting an attack on their country. Would our President still say it was legal? How long would it take John McCain and to want to declare war on Russia?

[ladjf]

7. Very good question! nt

[doc03]

8. If any country made a drone strike on US soil congress and the public

would demand retaliation immediately. John McCain and his butt buddy would be declaring war in 5minutes.

[ladjf]

9. Without a doubt. nt