Comments on: CHECKS AND BALANCES http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/06/02/checks-and-balances/ OPIATE OF THE ASSES Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:57:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jjack http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/06/02/checks-and-balances/comment-page-1/#comment-28248 jjack Sat, 19 Jun 2010 21:29:48 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=3661#comment-28248 It seems to me that this is all just pork aimed at keeping the military industry flush with cash when we're so far ahead of the curve militarily. You can terrorize people with UAV's or whatever but it takes men with rifles to occupy a country, which is what we're really in the business of. It seems to me that this is all just pork aimed at keeping the military industry flush with cash when we're so far ahead of the curve militarily. You can terrorize people with UAV's or whatever but it takes men with rifles to occupy a country, which is what we're really in the business of.

]]> By: Aslan Maskhadov http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/06/02/checks-and-balances/comment-page-1/#comment-27713 Aslan Maskhadov Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:32:46 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=3661#comment-27713 Airstrikes and artillery destroyed thousands of German tanks and men within short periods of time. Why would the occasional missile attack, which more often than not seems to blow up civilians, win this war? If you want a better analogy, think about how much ordnance was dropped on the Ho Chi Minh trail and North Vietnam. How did that turn out? Airstrikes and artillery destroyed thousands of German tanks and men within short periods of time. Why would the occasional missile attack, which more often than not seems to blow up civilians, win this war? If you want a better analogy, think about how much ordnance was dropped on the Ho Chi Minh trail and North Vietnam. How did that turn out?

]]> By: Jared http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/06/02/checks-and-balances/comment-page-1/#comment-27607 Jared Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:11:40 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=3661#comment-27607 I doubt that UAVs will be in the future used against US forces. The United States has a thing called RADAR among other instruments to detect incoming threats. Unless these UAVs are hypersonic stealth high-altitude aircraft, we really have nothing to be concerned about. The FATA region of Pakistan is basically ungoverned. The Taliban and al-Qai'da have no Radar detection systems to notify them when a Predator drone has entered their airspace. UAVs are perfect in launching strikes against an unconventional enemy, especially when you can use pinpoint strikes at insurgency leadership. Strategically, they are becoming vital to the counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. However, ethically, their use has some obvious concerns. Shaizad, the guy who put some M80s and kerosene in an SUV in Times Square said that his family was victim to a drone attack. I doubt that UAVs will be in the future used against US forces. The United States has a thing called RADAR among other instruments to detect incoming threats. Unless these UAVs are hypersonic stealth high-altitude aircraft, we really have nothing to be concerned about.

The FATA region of Pakistan is basically ungoverned. The Taliban and al-Qai'da have no Radar detection systems to notify them when a Predator drone has entered their airspace. UAVs are perfect in launching strikes against an unconventional enemy, especially when you can use pinpoint strikes at insurgency leadership.

Strategically, they are becoming vital to the counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. However, ethically, their use has some obvious concerns. Shaizad, the guy who put some M80s and kerosene in an SUV in Times Square said that his family was victim to a drone attack.

]]> By: party with tina http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/06/02/checks-and-balances/comment-page-1/#comment-27582 party with tina Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:09:06 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=3661#comment-27582 I read an article just like this one maybe 5 years ago by some Libertarian, when they began mounting those automatic shotguns onto little robots. If Morality and monetary costs are the only things that stop us from going to war, and the majority of our society no longer believes in Morality, then, everyone who is not us, is simply FUCKED. Weeee. I read an article just like this one maybe 5 years ago by some Libertarian, when they began mounting those automatic shotguns onto little robots.

If Morality and monetary costs are the only things that stop us from going to war, and the majority of our society no longer believes in Morality, then, everyone who is not us, is simply FUCKED. Weeee.

]]> By: Keifus http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/06/02/checks-and-balances/comment-page-1/#comment-27396 Keifus Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:24:43 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=3661#comment-27396 I suppose we can hold out the hope for the days when our enemies also develop drones, and the good, breathing citizens of all relevant nations can let their bloodlust by letting the robot proxies clang it out on their behalf. Maybe if <i>everyone's</i> an armchair warrior, then no one actually ends up getting killed. I suppose we can hold out the hope for the days when our enemies also develop drones, and the good, breathing citizens of all relevant nations can let their bloodlust by letting the robot proxies clang it out on their behalf. Maybe if everyone's an armchair warrior, then no one actually ends up getting killed.

]]> By: Bugboy http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/06/02/checks-and-balances/comment-page-1/#comment-27373 Bugboy Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:57:36 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=3661#comment-27373 I was horrified to hear "President" Bush blathering about killing terrorist suspects on the streets of Bagdad without due process on national tv like he was talking about choking on a pretzel. Of course, he didn't refer to them as suspects and he didn't say anything about due process... I was horrified to hear "President" Bush blathering about killing terrorist suspects on the streets of Bagdad without due process on national tv like he was talking about choking on a pretzel. Of course, he didn't refer to them as suspects and he didn't say anything about due process…

]]> By: Zebbidie http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/06/02/checks-and-balances/comment-page-1/#comment-27357 Zebbidie Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:42:40 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=3661#comment-27357 As the people killing the enemies wll be in smalltowns in the US, then surely these smalltowns are legitimate sites for a war to be carried out by the enemy. The argument of bin Laden was that the Twin Tower workers were effectively part of the military and there was no other way to strike back. Now with horrible technology, how can we argue that that reasoning is immoral? As the people killing the enemies wll be in smalltowns in the US, then surely these smalltowns are legitimate sites for a war to be carried out by the enemy. The argument of bin Laden was that the Twin Tower workers were effectively part of the military and there was no other way to strike back. Now with horrible technology, how can we argue that that reasoning is immoral?

]]> By: comrade x http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/06/02/checks-and-balances/comment-page-1/#comment-27340 comrade x Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:38:49 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=3661#comment-27340 Yeah, George, think you missed the point there- our elite has no qualms about killing dozens of women and children in Pakistan to kill one measly Jihadi or use the same technology to ruin the lives of millions of Americans to feed the prison industry. Fuck-a-duck, don't jump to conclusions... Yeah, George, think you missed the point there- our elite has no qualms about killing dozens of women and children in Pakistan to kill one measly Jihadi or use the same technology to ruin the lives of millions of Americans to feed the prison industry. Fuck-a-duck, don't jump to conclusions…

]]> By: bb in GA http://www.ginandtacos.com/2010/06/02/checks-and-balances/comment-page-1/#comment-27337 bb in GA Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:58:07 +0000 http://www.ginandtacos.com/?p=3661#comment-27337 One of the supreme ironies is that we splatter grandma and the babies along with terrorist SUSPECTS in Pakistan (fingered by whom? reliable?), while we are tremendously worried about legal representation for sho' nuff slimeballs our troops captured in the field with real live weapons pointed and fired in their direction. And the King of 'em all currently in our hands, KSM, has admitted his role in 9/11 and we want to fart around with a multi-year, multi-billion dollar propaganda stage for him and his buds. Just damn... //bb One of the supreme ironies is that we splatter grandma and the babies along with terrorist SUSPECTS in Pakistan (fingered by whom? reliable?), while we are tremendously worried about legal representation for sho' nuff slimeballs our troops captured in the field with real live weapons pointed and fired in their direction.

And the King of 'em all currently in our hands, KSM, has admitted his role in 9/11 and we want to fart around with a multi-year, multi-billion dollar propaganda stage for him and his buds.

Just damn…

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