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Date: 2024-08-16 Page is: DBtxt001.php txt00001258 |
Military Economics |
COMMENTARY I am very disturbed that US society has chosen not to engaged in a robust discussion about the use of drones as a military tool. I think this is a major mistake that will cost the US people dearly in years to come. There has been a pubic debate about nuclear weapons going back to the 1950s, and a broad concensus that nuclear weapons should not be used, with some people thinking they should not even be allowed to exist. There has been dialog about poison gases ... there has been dialog about landmines. But there has not been any dialog about drones. At the moment the United States has a technological advantage in drone capability ... but that is not likely to be true in 20 years time. At the moment the US is the only nation with advanced drone capability, but that will change relatively quickly. The international law about drone incursions is probably not very robust ... which may suit the Americans today, but will be less desirable in a world where many nations have advanced drones.
The Bush and Cheney doctrine which can be summarized as 'might is automatically right' should not be embraced by the Obama administration ... the military should not be given free rein on this matter.
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Suspected US missiles kill 7 militants in Pakistan PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani intelligence officials say suspected U.S. drone-fired missiles hit a house near the Afghan border, killing seven alleged militants. The officials say the strike came early Tuesday morning in Miran Shah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal area. The suspected militants killed were mostly affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. North Waziristan is home to a large number of militants who carry out attacks in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. |
By RASOOL DAWAR
Associated Press
Nov 14, 11:36 PM EST |
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