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I don't find this to be an extremely compelling point, though. There's infinite bad things that can be committed by anyone, from the government or otherwise, w
by moskie 13y ago
I don't find this to be an extremely compelling point, though.
There's infinite bad things that can be committed by anyone, from the government or otherwise, where the only thing preventing it is policy and procedure. The only thing preventing an Apache helicopter from firing on schoolchildren under order of the president.... is policy. Theoretically, as commander-in-chief, the president has the authority to order that, right? But what's important is that he doesn't. What's important is there's policy that prevents it.
- chandler 13y ago"The only thing preventing an Apache helicopter from firing on schoolchildren under order of the president.... is policy" A better method of prevention would be to not build Apache helicopters.
- mpyne 13y agoFair enough, but how will you prevent the Syrians or the Iranian or the Chinese or the North Koreans or etc. etc. from building theirs. It's easy to say someone else should unilaterally drop to their knees and bow the head. Until Utopia arrives we have to make sure our current reality is as optimal as it can be.
- pvnick 13y agoI understand your point, but http://beta.dawn.com/news/772409/no-obama-tears-for-children-killed-by-drones-in-pakistan http://beta.dawn.com/news/772409/no-obama-tears-for-children... To be fair, it wasn't apache helicopters.
- moskie 13y agoHeh, I walked into that one, but I think my point still stands: the problem you linked to is one of policy. And the solution is to find a better one.