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Showing Original Post only (View all)What is your favorite rationalization for the U.S. drone killings of civilian non-combatants? [View all]
This is the first time I've posted a poll on DU and I'm clearly trying for an ironic effect.
Inspiration for this came from reading Greenwald's latest piece on "The Authoritarian Mind" and remembering Milgram's Stanford experiments back in the late 50s.
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"Our airstrikes in World War II killed a lot more civilians" | |
2 (10%) |
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"They shouldn't have been hanging out with terrorists" | |
4 (20%) |
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"At least we're not torturing anyone in captivity now" | |
0 (0%) |
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"Only third-party wackos could possibly criticize drone strikes" | |
0 (0%) |
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"You can't prove that any civilians were killed" | |
0 (0%) |
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"Kill them all and let God sort them out!" | |
0 (0%) |
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"USA! USA! USA!" | |
1 (5%) |
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"Shut up or we'll sic the drones on you" | |
1 (5%) |
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"What are drones?" | |
1 (5%) |
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Other (please explain) | |
11 (55%) |
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1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided. | |
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What is your favorite rationalization for the U.S. drone killings of civilian non-combatants? [View all]
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
OP
The wording of the title is admittedly klunky. Just can't seem to find an
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#3
"The technology has increased our ability to decrease civilian casualties."
Prometheus Bound
Jun 2012
#2
Nice post and I largely concur. I think what bothers me as much as, or even more than,
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#30
The missile attacks are to create a distraction from the Whitewater investigation
Kolesar
Jun 2012
#7
Mine is: "Trooolllll, NADER, PAUL, Obama hater, burnnn teh witch!!!!11111"
redgreenandblue
Jun 2012
#8
We do know. Records have been kept, names, dates, and when it's been impossible to deny,
sabrina 1
Jun 2012
#89
Ah yes. I've got that particular individual referenced in your links on "Ignore,"
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#41
That one is so darkly satiric that it leaves me speechless in awe. - Jonathan
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#76
Ooh, I had a strong feeling of deja vu (or maybe deja entendu): is that
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#28
Yeah and that rule somehow only applies to pesky brown people outside the country.
Zalatix
Jun 2012
#40
So I take it your favorite rationalization for the killing of civilian non-combatants would
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#59
I notice you're not responding to the original question either, not that
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#67
Well, your 'question' as you put it was actually a run-on sentence, containing
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#73
Neutron warheads! There's not much infrastructure in that part of the world,
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2012
#55
Drones are the perfect product. One use only. It's great profit if you value money more than llife.
Gregorian
Jun 2012
#46
Close, drones are an easily produced and replaceable delivery device for "a perfect one use product"
Dragonfli
Jun 2012
#58
Other - "It's regrettable if there were civilian casualties.......BUT THE STRIKES WILL CONTINUE."
IDemo
Jun 2012
#74
Oopsie, someone seems to have forgotten that we have a president and not a Dear Leader:
friendly_iconoclast
Jun 2012
#75
I salute the civil libertarians on DU who served on this jury and can only
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#79
Here's an assertion straight-up: AtomicKitten has no problem whatsoever
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#83
Now this is trippy. My mind melded two separate experiments, the Stanford prison experiment of the
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#88