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As mentioned in other comments in this thread: From a political point of view, drones are much more attractive than traditional methods. You won't see the corp
by kitsune_ 13y ago
As mentioned in other comments in this thread:
From a political point of view, drones are much more attractive than traditional methods. You won't see the corpses of dead Americans being dragged through Mogadishu with drones. You won't see captured pilots being paraded in front of a camera with drones.
- mikeash 13y agoWe won't see captured pilots being paraded in front of a camera with regular piloted aircraft either, not ones flown by the US against any likely current target.
- kitsune_ 13y agoI suggest googling F117 and Serbia.
- mikeash 13y agoI suggest googling "how to make points in a less irritating and confrontational way than telling people that you suggest googling something". In any case, I remember it fairly well, no need to look it up. Which current likely target is a heavily-armed state with a strong air defense system? (North Korea is a possibility, although I have to wonder just how good their air defenses are these days. It also strikes me as a target where drones would be a great idea if it ever comes down to a shooting war.) I'd also like to note that the F-117 shootdown didn't involve the pilot being captured, much less paraded in front of a camera, although he certainly could have been.