re: #113 Fozzie Bear

True enough. Unless one has a heart attack from too many Twinkies, it’s pretty damn safe for our boys.

If it were possible to make this point without reference to or sympathy for Cindy Sheehan, I do think robots/RC drones extend even further the mental/emotional distance between shooter and target. When there is no risk of losing soldiers, it becomes alot easier to order aggressive acts. That part makes me a bit uneasy, to be honest. (Once again, if this places me in agreement with Ms. Sheehan, it does so only for this strictly limited point.)

Rocks -> swords -> guns -> planes -> R/C planes

The “progress” of war has tended inexorably toward depersonalization of killing, and I don’t think it’s all good. I’m glad it increases the likelihood of my friends coming home intact, but it’s a mixed bag, imo.

What really gets to me is their statements calling drones “unfair”.

As soon as someone bring up the question of “Is it fair?” in a military discussion, I know they are not really capable of having the discussion. There are plenty of grounds to challenge operations based on its morality, long term worth, the repercussions, etc. Fairness does not even enter into the equation.