Comments on: One in Three Killed By Drones in Pakistan Is a Civilian

By: 1 in 3 Killed By Drones in Pakistan Is a Civilian | The Pakistani Spectator

1 in 3 Killed By Drones in Pakistan Is a Civilian | The Pakistani Spectator — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:00:57 +0000

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By: robster

robster — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:49:21 +0000

Think of them as suicide bombers without human bodies.

By: robster

robster — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:47:40 +0000

We are not at war with Pakistan- but we are at war with elements in it. If Pakistan can't control illegal military combatants from operating within it's territory then it should chose sides.

By: msbeal

msbeal — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:34:28 +0000

Who are these 'civilians' standing next to terrorist?

By: geralderikson

geralderikson — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:00:57 +0000

our comment has merit but it fails to consider one very important thing: You are trying to compare WWII with a gorilla war. Totally different. The problem sir is the fighting a gorilla style battles in Afghan is not a war of choice. The war of choice would be a WWII style. And winning means the Taliban and Al Queda put out of action permanently, like Nazis.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:38:28 +0000

I think that the alternatives are either all out war or leaving entirely. All out war would certainly kill many more civilians. Leaving entirely would not change the radical feelings that the Pashtoons or Taliban have toward the U.S. What is the answer?

By: dhussey

dhussey — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:32:44 +0000

Cowardly perhaps?

By: dhussey

dhussey — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:32:18 +0000

You should apply for a job with the Whitehouse. They can use some good empty rhetoric like yours. The only way to bring peace to the region is to leave and take the British “Lines on the Map” with you.

By: dhussey

dhussey — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:27:33 +0000

A history of brutality does not remove the immorality of non-combatants. Perhaps they should start using these drones to take out suspected drug dealers in America. If you only lost a civilian or two to get the bad guy that would be just fine.

By: rogerhwerner

rogerhwerner — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:56:31 +0000

Your comment has merit but it fails to consider one very important thing: These killings occur within a country we're not at war with. Pakistan is purportedly our ally in the war on terror and we're killing its citizens? Have you asked yourself what the reaction might be if the people being killed by drones were white Christians? My attitude about the Afghan conflict is simple: If this fight is so important to our national security then we shouldn't hesitate to pull out all stops to win and that includes willingly accepting collateral damage. In World War II we didn't worry about killing civilians because all that mattered was winning an unconditional surrender. The problem sir is that the Afghan war is a war of choice and quite possibly illegal. That being the case, Americans can't fight as if we were in a legitimate war and this is why it is going to be very hard to win it whatever winning means.