lordvain

When he says, "Folks, this is not who we are," I have to look at something like this and remember this is who he is. It takes a lot of gall to patronize us about wanting to protect ourselves when you justify doing this to people.

oedipusaurus_rex

I think you are overgeneralizing the demographics of this site.

drakesdoom

It's a shame we use drone strikes, carpet bombing wouldn't leave stragglers.

KanakaHaole

The growing sentiment on Voat about this issue really worries me. Sure, we're fighting an uncivilized rabble of H. sapiens who stoop to uncivilized behavior to push their agenda; that does not mean that stooping down to their level to defeat them makes you (not you specifically @JollyWombat ) a special cupcake. If anything, all Muslim Haters are really doing is showing that they are simply not clever enough to be able to defeat a barbarically acting group of people in a civilized manner. FFS we even gave a Nobel Peace Prize to a man who kills innocents with drone strikes.

We're all retards pretending to be smart.

Superchexx

The Neocons made a mess of the Middle East, the Democrats are just another side of the same coin. Non-initiation of force is a good way to approach foreign policy.

twee

Thank you for the link. :S they were found in a trash bin... that's very odd and donno if it's what would happen if it was because of a drone strike. ISIS/Taliban wouldn't miss an opportunity to demonized the American military efforts.

twee

Thanks for the article.

I never said that drone strikes were the best way to deal with the militants, especially since they tend to set up shop close to civilians as a defensive tactic. But I do question if the drone strikes will end at all, under any president; after all, the end of the article did state that the military hates letting go of what's a relatively cheap, reliable, easy and "clean" tool in their eyes. They can sell the hell out of it, and probably have.

Unless Trump or Shillary address the issue, I seriously doubt it'll change.

Edit: I also wonder if this type of pic will target Trump like it does Obama, if he wins and doesn't limit the use of targeted drone strikes.

un1ty

Actually, no - Hillary would do the best in this context. As a warmonger, she's top class. Obama failed because there's someone alive to tell a story. Hillary would salt the dust left over from glassing the whole area.

So vote 3rd party.

iamrage

Spreading peace through the middle east one missile at a time.

selpai

Nope

VoatersAreFaggots

And THIS is now how terrorists are born. You reap what you sow you western war propogating cunts.

un1ty

VoatersAreFaggots

As someone posting as a Voater, what does that make you? The biggest faggot of them all?

western war propogating cunts

I wish people knew how governments REALLY work... I mean, I think my "no" vote on war wasn't counted - probably because there isn't a fucking vote.

VoatersAreFaggots

It doesn't matter if you voted no or not. The 2M+ innocent middle easterns who were killed didn't get a vote either. They just happen to be unfortunate enough to be born in a Muslim country with a fuckload of oil which your disgusting jew cunt overlords wanted to overthrow.

Everything that is happening now is a direct result of military intervention in that area. There was absolutely no reason whatsoever to engage with war with Iraq, Afghanistan or Syria. Like I said, you reap what you sow.

un1ty

I think we'll all be the unlucky beneficiaries of the PNAC program which is pretty much the playbook by which you spew your hatred of everything 'white and western'.

Although I do not disagree, you blame the wrong people. But this is nothing new - civilians of countries get the shaft. Just ask the Germans. Or the Russians. Or the Chinese. Or the Iranians. The Iraqis. The Afghani's.

But that doesn't assuage your hatred, does it?

twee

Was she and her family being used by ISIS, or other militant groups, as a human shield?

luckyguy

Probably not, considering we target funerals and the people don't show up specifically to be human shields.

Imagine going to a funeral in the US when Iran then decides to bomb just your funeral. If you didn't want to attack Iran afterward you would be crazy.

twee

I have a hard time believing that the same people who behead captives with a knife on video, rape/kill women and boys as they "conquer" lands for Islam and glorify killing yourself and as many innocent civilians who have the misfortune of being around you would bat one eyelash at using human shields whenever they think they might be at risk of getting blown up by the "American Devils"

Besides, those funerals happen for one reason or another. I'm sure they target suspected HQs too.

frankenham

the paid military apologists are always so easy to spot

twee

Paid military apologist, eh? So how much do you think I made for these comments then?

cumshartingfaggot

im sure that barack obama would love for you to believe that

twee

I'm sure he'd rather I not have to think about that at all. ISIS will sacrifice anything for the glory of Allah.

I'm all for sober contemplation but let's not let our biases restrict what we choose to consider as probable.