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I hope they suffer a lot from what they are doing. They are responsible for what they are doing. They are always free to quit and work for someone with higher g

by danbruc 12y ago

I hope they suffer a lot from what they are doing. They are responsible for what they are doing. They are always free to quit and work for someone with higher goals than blowing up people on the other end of the world. Just imagine what would happen if Pakistan would start blowing up drone pilots on their way home because they are terrorizing their people.

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- danbruc 12y ago
  If you are defending your country against an aggressor, I have no problem with you shooting back at them. If you proactively kill possible terrorist, if you make up a bunch of lies to invade a country, if you mess with an entire regions to make sure you maintain access to cheap oil, you shall suffer hard for that crimes against humanity.
kephra 12y ago
I really wonder why nobody did use an off the shelf high payload drone, e.g. an octocopter, to attack a drone pilot on its way home, at home, at the football match, or when he picks up his children from school. Those drone pilots are combatants and therefore legal targets of war, regardless how deep they hide in the hinterland. I don't think that Pakistan will declare war to US. The relation is totally odd, with US financing Pakistan military on one side, while bombing those parts where Pakistan lost control on the other hand side. Pakistan and US are close allies, who both know that staying allies is the best they can do. But some self declared Islamic state might do. Its just retaliation from their viewpoint. And that kind of attack is plain cheap to execute, would perfectly fit into the picture of an asymmetrical war, and even be legal as drone pilots are combatants. So I really wonder, why nobody did so far.
- danbruc 12y ago
  Yes, Pakistan was not a good example. But an octocopter would be unnecessary complex way because you will probably not be able to control it from the other end of the world. But what if you would just waited in front of the base and shoot a drone pilot down? Would it be fair game? Would it be murder?

by danbruc 12y ago

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danbruc 12y ago
If you are defending your country against an aggressor, I have no problem with you shooting back at them. If you proactively kill possible terrorist, if you make up a bunch of lies to invade a country, if you mess with an entire regions to make sure you maintain access to cheap oil, you shall suffer hard for that crimes against humanity.

kephra 12y ago

I really wonder why nobody did use an off the shelf high payload drone, e.g. an octocopter, to attack a drone pilot on its way home, at home, at the football match, or when he picks up his children from school. Those drone pilots are combatants and therefore legal targets of war, regardless how deep they hide in the hinterland. I don't think that Pakistan will declare war to US. The relation is totally odd, with US financing Pakistan military on one side, while bombing those parts where Pakistan lost control on the other hand side. Pakistan and US are close allies, who both know that staying allies is the best they can do. But some self declared Islamic state might do. Its just retaliation from their viewpoint. And that kind of attack is plain cheap to execute, would perfectly fit into the picture of an asymmetrical war, and even be legal as drone pilots are combatants. So I really wonder, why nobody did so far.

danbruc 12y ago
Yes, Pakistan was not a good example. But an octocopter would be unnecessary complex way because you will probably not be able to control it from the other end of the world. But what if you would just waited in front of the base and shoot a drone pilot down? Would it be fair game? Would it be murder?