Am I the only person who’s a bit bothered about the obsession with drone aircraft in the pro-war camp and in the media? After the war in Afghanistan and our assassination of people assumed to be al-Qaeda members in Yemen using Predator unmanned aircraft, they seem ominous, but what are we really talking about with regard to Iraq? Building unmanned aircraft seems like a challenge from next year’s Junkyard Wars to me. If Iraq wants to blow things up that are far away, can’t they just use guided (or unguided) missiles?
Unmanned drone aircraft
Am I the only person who’s a bit bothered about the obsession with drone aircraft in the pro-war camp and in the media? After the war in Afghanistan and our assassination of people assumed to be al-Qaeda members in Yemen using Predator unmanned aircraft, they seem ominous, but what are we really talking about with regard to Iraq? Building unmanned aircraft seems like a challenge from next year’s Junkyard Wars to me. If Iraq wants to blow things up that are far away, can’t they just use guided (or unguided) missiles?
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