Posted: Jun 15, 2011 11:24 pm
willhud9 wrote:Manic Wombat wrote:willhud9 wrote:
I would like please HomerJay of these credible "lies" the US Military has "time and time again" been known to tell. Please, specific links and credible sources. Thanks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_War_documents_leak
Notice wiki is not the source. You'll have to find the original cables and read the 95 thousand documents if you want to embark upon a deeper investigation.
Instead of "lied" I would prefer to use the term mislead. Over and over again.
But Assange is a cyber terrorist. And you know what Murka wants to do with cyber terrorists...
Not revealing military information and LYING about military information are not the same thing. Have I said that civilians were not killed? No. Am I saying that drones are preventing more civilian deaths than if we did not use drones, yes.
How do you know this?
The Brookings institute has given only vague lip service to the issue, as an apparently non-partisan group. I can't find anything that points one way or the other. As it stands we will obviously be hearing conflicting information from Pakistani officials and U.S. officials. Each party's stance will reflect their agenda...
I'm uncomfortable with the idea of drones as it seems we're moving in the direction of fully automated battlefields and targeted assassinations. I just can't see any of it ending well. You do understand the effect civilian deaths have on the families involved? And where their ensuing frustration is directed?
But it looks like operations are ramping up in Yemen. CNN is covering Syria now, too! Let's bring 'em some democracy.