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The effectiveness of drone strikes September 27, 2013 10:37 am TB

NPR story here.

Link to full paper here.

I’d say it’s effective enough on the terrorists they hit, and I can’t think of any better way of attacking a widely-distributed enemy with minimal losses. Sure as hell beats carpet bombing from B-52s, and given current technology the only other things that could do the same thing better would be invisible ninjas or teleporting snipers.

I supported this kind of operation when Bush started doing it, and I still support it.

  • Pretty sure that waa Schwartzkoff in Desert Storm . . . by DanS 2013-09-30 04:20:34
    • I know you both claim to be uninterested in information from outside yourselves, but there are people who can learn from others. by bowser 2013-09-27 22:26:23
      • "Both?" by TB 2013-09-28 12:32:34
        • No documentary or report can tell you what's right. by ER 2013-09-28 05:05:27
          • Of course. A "documentary" should be information. by bowser 2013-09-28 10:25:05
        • For the record, I support them. by ER 2013-09-27 11:45:50
          • Almost ideal. Two problems. by bowser 2013-09-27 11:02:36

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