I gather that they don't realize that while it may seem like a good thing to them all it really means is that their jobs are being outsourced and will soon be privatized!
TheHandyman: I gather that they don't realize that while it may
Speaking as someone whose brother-in-law is a Marine who nearly got killed the last time he was in Afghanistan, better no more war in Afghanistan than drones, but better drones than the father of my nephew.
Canaris: Speaking as someone whose brother-in-law is a Marine who nearly
Were they drafted? This is a volunteer army. If they don't want to shoot innocent people for no reason and would rather have killer robots do it, they can come back to the U.S. and let them join the ranks of the unemployed.
codejack: Were they drafted? This is a volunteer army. If they
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They are fighting for God and Country. The paycheck is just a bonus.
They like the drones because they realize that once they are hanging on the old barbed wire people start complaining about their damned screams for help and their paycheck is stopped as well.
OliverTwist: Begin Sarcasm> They are fighting for God and Country. The
Yeah. Why should we have to get our hands dirty? Just kill a few more wedding parties and PRESTO! The world is ours.
PS: How long do you think the rest of the world is going to put up with us? Of course, we are bankrupting ourselves with military spending, so it probably won't have to wait very long to bury us. By then we'll be a country of serfs and cannon fodder anyway.
marind: Yeah. Why should we have to get our hands dirty?
We have squandered way too much of our skin already. How much skin do the rebels invest when they plant IEDs and roadside bombs? The safe distance does not bother me in the least.
demisfine: We have squandered way too much of our skin already.
What skin do you have in the 'game' either way? And why do you call America's self-defense a game? Have you really forgotten 911, and who did it, and that they want to do it again?
Steelsil: What skin do you have in the 'game' either way?
They are fighting for God and Country. The paycheck is just a bonus.
They like the drones because they realize that once they are hanging on the old barbed wire people start complaining about their damned screams for help and their paycheck is stopped as well.
PS: How long do you think the rest of the world is going to put up with us? Of course, we are bankrupting ourselves with military spending, so it probably won't have to wait very long to bury us. By then we'll be a country of serfs and cannon fodder anyway.
This is a prefect depiction of why the drone plan is a great idea.