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The DoD is not interested in using their budget to reduce their number of civilian "casualties". Their only intention here is to scale up their drone programs.
by pera 9y ago
The DoD is not interested in using their budget to reduce their number of civilian "casualties".
Their only intention here is to scale up their drone programs.
- khawkins 9y agoThat doesn't make any sense. If they wanted to scale up the program, they'd use the money to buy more drones and bombs, not invest in better eyes.
- marnett 9y agowhy not both?
- pera 9y ago> buy more drones and bombs Which is exactly what they have been doing since day one, but to keep growing they need some help to make these robots a bit more autonomous. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/18/life-as-a-drone-pilot-creech-air-force-base-nevada https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/18/life-as-a-dron... https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/03/drone-pilots-are-quitting-record-numbers/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/03/drone-pilots-ar...
- wilsonnb 9y agoI'm not sure there's a definitive answer right now as to whether drone strikes or more conventional options have higher civilian casualty rates.