Been thinking about those unmanned drones we use in the Middle East. Man, that's some scary, science-fiction kind of shit.
I can see a good side: Less risk to our soldiers, more selective targeting (killing individuals without so much "collateral damage.")
On the other hand: Those things don't have consciences. They will obey orders that would be morally objectionable to a soldier. Also, the promise of no human casualties might make us more apt to start wars.
What's creepy is: Many of the drones are directed by technicians here in the U.S. The main control center is in Colorado.
I can picture a man kissing his wife good-bye in the morning, leaving his comfortable suburban home and driving to an office cubicle where he will push a button that kills someone halfway around the world.
That's got to give you the creeps!
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Yeah, that's creepy J.K. Except you didn't finish. The guy who kisses his wife goodbye & leaves his suburban household, will have his job outsourced to Pakistan, who will in turn subcontract it to an unnamed third party, who will then subcontract to the enemy we're fighting who will program the drone to annihilate the suburb and the wife to whom he kissed goodbye. It's the capitalist way.
Another downside - I heard an interview from a Pakistan person who is or has been close to the drone targets at the time of attack. He was saying that in their culture they see that as very chicken shit of the US - to not show their faces where the opposition could have a good fight - see who was better - but instead hide behind technology.
Of course, if I was a soldier/decision maker for the US and had that as a tool, I wouldn't want to send forces into certain danger in these remote areas - but it doesn't hide the fact it makes us look bad and gives them propaganda points.
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