1. Most of the drone debate, pro and contra, assumes drone strikes are a net benefit for U.S. security, whatever the legal & moral flaws.
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@ChMadar@TomDispatch problem with this point is like the effectiveness of torture debate -
@pacifistHULK Yes. In both cases ineffectiveness (or worse) is an important argument to make, but it shouldn't be the only argument. -
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@mikedelic@pacifistHULK That's true, but few Americans (and we are the ones doing the most droning) see the strikes as aggression. -
@mikedelic@pacifistHULK Instead, US govt and most people (including Democratic voters) see drones as defense. I wish we were setting… -
@mikedelic@pacifistHULK …the terms of this debate, but the fact is we are not. -
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@mikedelic@pacifistHULK I hearya. And thanks for chiming in! - 1 more reply
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@ChMadar@TomDispatch See also the UN Monitoring Group Report on drone strikes in Somalia, page 14: http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2014/726 … -
@BenRawlence Thanks for that. -
@ChMadar it calls them "counter-productive"
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