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No, they do more good

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Yes, they do more harm

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@Oct '12 c 143 comments V 262 votes

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DesignerLM voted

v Yes, they do more harm
12 hr

LEC

v I'm not sure

I am of a mind that wars are too easy... the first ones to war should be the sons and daughters of our politicians and maybe we should go back to using swords or knifes.. close up fighting.. not this distance hidden in a control room thousands of miles away... This is all starting to remind me of an original Star Trek episode where wars were fought by computers and the "causalities" were send to evaporation modules. Wars could go on forever as long as the infrastructure stays in place.

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tomincali

v I'm not sure

depends on which end of the deal you are involved in.

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tinto voted

v I'm not sure
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PaulUK2901

v Yes, they do more harm

Drone strikes create the terrorists of tomorrow. Too stupid a policy to even contemplate.

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DonEros voted

v Yes, they do more harm
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May 18
DrSilicon voted

v No, they do more good
May 17

DrFunkenstein

v No, they do more good

I see drones as nothing more than safer air strikes where the pilot is free from harm. I prefer our military not be captured and tortured so I would like to see more drone attacks as long as they are more careful to not harm the civilian population.

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May 16
Republicans27 voted

v Yes, they do more harm
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May 16
Bill2E endorsed Vet

v No, they do more good
May 16

harold_lloyd

v I'm not sure

Ask me in twenty years.

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May 16
Rpete endorsed Vet

v No, they do more good
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May 16
SlimElmo91 voted

v No, they do more good
May 15
DanielZ voted

v Yes, they do more harm
May 14

falco_alba

v Yes, they do more harm

The second our enemies can use the same technology, we will rue the day we ever thought they were a good thing.

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May 13

mwr

v No, they do more good

save american lives, kill bad folks...... works fo rme.

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May 13

songbird

v No, they do more good

It's a weapon of war so it can be used for good and evil. It depends on the man operating the drone and his immediate supervisor who gives him his orders and feedback on situations.

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May 13

PJS1973

v No, they do more good

Its another instrument of warfare, and is no more harmful or good than a rifle. I say "more good" because it allows a more efficient and safe (for Americans) response, and many times with less collateral damage (than an artillery barrage, infantry company assault, etc). I think a more fair question would be to ask how to best employ drone strikes, and who should control them.

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May 13

DARSB

v I'm not sure

I'm in favor of keeping our troops as safe as we can and drones do accomplish that. On the other hand there are some credible reports that drone attacks are radicalizing people who might otherwise have not taken up with extremists. It's time for some new ideas.

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May 13
LGRepublican endorsed Vet

v No, they do more good
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May 12
Fyi1957 endorsed Nat

v Yes, they do more harm
May 11
runawayfrom voted

v No, they do more good
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May 9
LilliB voted

v No, they do more good
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May 9
looncraz endorsed Vet

v No, they do more good
May 9
oldtimer2 endorsed Vance1

v No, they do more good
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May 9
buckilaked voted

v No, they do more good
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May 9
Brogan voted

v Yes, they do more harm
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May 8

URBS

v No, they do more good

As long as Obama doesn't get his way and use them against US Citizens.

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May 8
Big_jeff voted

v No, they do more good
May 8
whatheheck voted

v No, they do more good
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May 8
pmonteen voted

v No, they do more good
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May 8
DemonsAngel13 endorsed Vet

v No, they do more good
May 7
AntiPorcheria endorsed CanisCanemEdit

v Yes, they do more harm
May 7
BeardHero voted

v Yes, they do more harm
May 5

Goose

v Yes, they do more harm

Tell us all about the "good" achieved by bombing civilians in countries we aren't even at war with. And we do it by remote control, without risking the life of a single pilot - while calling terrorists "cowardly".

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May 5

stephen

v No, they do more good

if it saves american lives go for it!!!

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May 3
Keystroke voted

v No, they do more good
May 3

Food4thoughts

v I'm not sure

Making war easier and more convenient...is a scary slippery slope :-/

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May 3
kimmie99 voted

v No, they do more good
May 2
tarakitten endorsed Lpguy

v Yes, they do more harm
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May 2
captbigtime endorsed VCP

v No, they do more good
May 1
Deste66 voted

v Yes, they do more harm
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Apr 30
fraps endorsed Lpguy

v Yes, they do more harm
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Apr 30

GvtMule

v No, they do more good

They are fantastic if used correctly. Like any weapon it can be misused.

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Apr 30
loganrollo voted

v Yes, they do more harm
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Apr 30
Angry_man voted

v Yes, they do more harm
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Apr 29
DanielMincin voted

v No, they do more good
Apr 29
ZombieMedic voted

v Yes, they do more harm
Apr 29

MarkColwell

v Yes, they do more harm

Over the short term I suspect they do a lot of good, anyone suspected of posing a threat to US interests is simply killed. That alone has probably prevented hundreds of terror attacks. Over the long term, I beleive they do great damage to our interests. 1. There is no trial, no due process... just an execution. We are redefining our values for the world. 2. When we execute these potential threats, innocent bystanders are also killed. 3. When we plant terror in the hearts of our enemies, we can expect them to redouble thier efforts to return the favor. As we sow, so shall we reap. 4. We undermine our efforts to get countries like Iran and Venezuela to abide by ...

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Apr 29
mxdirtdude voted

v Yes, they do more harm

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LEC

v I'm not sure

I am of a mind that wars are too easy... the first ones to war should be the sons and daughters of our politicians and maybe we should go back to using swords or knifes.. close up fighting.. not this distance hidden in a control room thousands of miles away... This is all starting to remind me of an original Star Trek episode where wars were fought by computers and the "causalities" were send to evaporation modules. Wars could go on forever as long as the infrastructure stays in place.

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tomincali

v I'm not sure

depends on which end of the deal you are involved in.

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PaulUK2901

v Yes, they do more harm

Drone strikes create the terrorists of tomorrow. Too stupid a policy to even contemplate.

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May 17

DrFunkenstein

v No, they do more good

I see drones as nothing more than safer air strikes where the pilot is free from harm. I prefer our military not be captured and tortured so I would like to see more drone attacks as long as they are more careful to not harm the civilian population.

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May 16

harold_lloyd

v I'm not sure

Ask me in twenty years.

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May 14

falco_alba

v Yes, they do more harm

The second our enemies can use the same technology, we will rue the day we ever thought they were a good thing.

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May 13

mwr

v No, they do more good

save american lives, kill bad folks...... works fo rme.

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May 13

songbird

v No, they do more good

It's a weapon of war so it can be used for good and evil. It depends on the man operating the drone and his immediate supervisor who gives him his orders and feedback on situations.

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May 13

PJS1973

v No, they do more good

Its another instrument of warfare, and is no more harmful or good than a rifle. I say "more good" because it allows a more efficient and safe (for Americans) response, and many times with less collateral damage (than an artillery barrage, infantry company assault, etc). I think a more fair question would be to ask how to best employ drone strikes, and who should control them.

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May 13

DARSB

v I'm not sure

I'm in favor of keeping our troops as safe as we can and drones do accomplish that. On the other hand there are some credible reports that drone attacks are radicalizing people who might otherwise have not taken up with extremists. It's time for some new ideas.

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May 8

URBS

v No, they do more good

As long as Obama doesn't get his way and use them against US Citizens.

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May 5

Goose

v Yes, they do more harm

Tell us all about the "good" achieved by bombing civilians in countries we aren't even at war with. And we do it by remote control, without risking the life of a single pilot - while calling terrorists "cowardly".

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May 5

stephen

v No, they do more good

if it saves american lives go for it!!!

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May 3

Food4thoughts

v I'm not sure

Making war easier and more convenient...is a scary slippery slope :-/

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Apr 30

GvtMule

v No, they do more good

They are fantastic if used correctly. Like any weapon it can be misused.

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Apr 29

MarkColwell

v Yes, they do more harm

Over the short term I suspect they do a lot of good, anyone suspected of posing a threat to US interests is simply killed. That alone has probably prevented hundreds of terror attacks. Over the long term, I beleive they do great damage to our interests. 1. There is no trial, no due process... just an execution. We are redefining our values for the world. 2. When we execute these potential threats, innocent bystanders are also killed. 3. When we plant terror in the hearts of our enemies, we can expect them to redouble thier efforts to return the favor. As we sow, so shall we reap. 4. We undermine our efforts to get countries like Iran and Venezuela to abide by ...

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Apr 28

Prime_Meridian

v No, they do more good

If they weren't doing the USA good, folks wouldn't be complaining about them. This is where the really big expenditures ought to be in the Defense Budget, rather than on new Nuclear this, or that, or super-advanced multifunction jet fighters that spend more time in the maintenance hangar than in the air, lol.

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Apr 28

NoAmnestyEVER

v Yes, they do more harm

Thanks to Obama's ILLEGAL drone attacks on TEN SOVEREIGN COUNTRIES and 12 AMERICAN CITIZENS plus his REFUSAL TO SECURE OUR BORDERS, America is less safe than at any time in history. Obama should be tried for murder and left to the families of the innocent children he killed.

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Nov '12

Smoovious

v I'm not sure

A drone can be useful against a certain class of targets... say, like you want to take out a bridge to cut off an advancing enemy force, or a confirmed government building, or power generation... something that is static... but when it comes to moving forces themselves, that is harder to determine friend/foe/non-combatant... better to use them purely for surveillance then. One of the problems with our increasing reliance of drones, is it has a tendency to remove ourselves from what battle is supposed to be. It stops being personal. It becomes a game, and war should be serious business. Hands-on. Taking other people's lives, shouldn't be done on the increasingly casual ...

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Oct '12

Azoetia

v Yes, they do more harm

I would be completely in favour of drone attacks if not for the collateral damage.

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Vet

v No, they do more good

They do more good. They aid in taking care of the enemy, before the enemy can take care of us, & our soldiers..!!

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Oct '12

Lpguy

v Yes, they do more harm

Yes! they cause collateral damage killing innocent people, they hit groups just to get one target, they are flying in countries we have no business being in, they are poor reflection of the USA in parts of the world. we drone strike folks all over the middle east and then wonder why they hate us?!

B1

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Oct '12

Vance1

v No, they do more good

Drones save American lives, We should have them in the air killing radical muslims 24-7

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Oct '12

VCP

v No, they do more good

Keeps our troups out of harms way.

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Oct '12

Decent-Dissent

v Yes, they do more harm

Killing people is still considerd a BAD THING right???

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Oct '12

CanisCanemEdit

v Yes, they do more harm

Drones are not accurate war machines, but weapons of mass destruction. Drone strikes at best kill innocent people with each attack. The accuracy of the drones is suspect. Had drone attacks been used by a Republican president, the media and the Democrats would be up in arms.

B3

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Oct '12

stepped_in_it

v No, they do more good

Same as using Harpoon missiles and "smart" bombs. There will ALWAYS be collateral damage, even if a human is involved!

B1

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Oct '12

ir0nw0lfe

v I'm not sure

Fear can be a good thing. The question is more of a cost vs. benefit ratio. I would have to carefully scrutinize the accuracy of our Intel and the value of the target against the possible collateral damage while I know these cowards hide among women and children for exactly this reason, it is a dangerous thing to affect a stroke that kills the target but breeds a new generation of terrorists intent on avenging the loss create by the innocent casualties of that same strike. While innocence may be relative to us it won't be in their perception. I don't think drone strikes save American boots on the ground as much as simply postpone the butcher's bill for another time and...

B1

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Oct '12

gammler

v I'm not sure

It's a hard question to answer. They certainly get the terrorist's attention. On the other hand there is always a possibility of collateral damage or poor intelligence causing the drone to hit the wrong target. There are also issues of sovereignty. It does the US no good to kill terrorist "X" and turning the country that he was living in against us. One thing is certain, however. A drone beats US "boots on the ground".

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Oct '12

Suff

v Yes, they do more harm

So killing American aid-workers is okay as long as it ''strikes fear into terrorists''? You're absolutely ridiculous, and should feel very ashamed to believe that the blood of your own people, good people, should be used as cannon-fodder by your own bombs and equipment. I am absolutely stunned.. I can not believe Americans feel that aid-workers killed by drones, ''strike fear'', and that it is somehow a ''good thing''. I feel so sick to my stomach; Americans are heartless, even to their own.

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