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I understand the desire for drones and other technology that's going to reduce your sides risk and casualties but there is another side to that. Waging war with

I understand the desire for drones and other technology that's going to reduce your sides risk and casualties but there is another side to that. Waging war without risk isn't good either. War should not be "safe", it should come at a cost beyond $$$ a cost that is not exclusively paid by children sent afar, but also by the leaders sending them. If you can wage war like a video game with an infinite money glitch, then what is restraining you?

toomuchtodo 2y ago
What restrained the US from spending ~$3T and causing ~1M deaths (combat forces, contractors, and civilians) in the Middle East? Would this capability materially change the appetite for conflict, based on historical actions? I don't believe "skin in the game" is a valid component in decisioning this technology implementation. We should want it to be, but it won’t be. https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/papers/2023/IraqSyria20 https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/papers/2023/IraqSyria20 https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2023/Costs%20of%2020%20Years%20of%20Iraq%20War%20Crawford%2015%20March%202023%20final%203.21.2023.pdf https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/20... https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/costs/human https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/costs/human https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/projects/drone-war/ https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/projects/drone-war/