This stomach turning article is a bizarre propaganda exercise which could be titled 'The Human Face of Indiscriminate Death from 20,000 feet.'A few phrases from the piece in the Houston and Texas News illustrate the neo-colonialist mentality at the bonkers end of US foreign policy. Here's a few nuggets with my own commentary in caps:
''It kinda gives ’em a warm, fuzzy feeling to know there’s somebody up there looking after them''
THE WARM, FUZZY FEELING OF THE OCCUPIER.
“We’re in what is the largest growth industry in the military. We have a secure future. We’re doing leading-edge work. We’re in the fight, day-to-day.”
IT KINDA GIVES ME A FUZZY FEELING TO KNOW THAT YOUR JOBS ARE SECURE.
“We’re still just figuring out this way of warfare, and it’s revolutionary,”
MAYBE SOMEDAY YOU'LL GET IT RIGHT.
''At 20,000 feet we can put a Hellfire (missile) through a standard windowpane.”
MANY RELATIVES OF YOUR INNOCENT VICTIMS WILL TESTIFY TO THAT.
''In May, a military investigation blamed “inaccurate and unprofessional” reporting by Predator operators at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada for a missile strike that killed 23 Afghan civilians. The incident demonstrated the risks of drone warfare.''
I HAVE A FEELING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE RISKS TO THE USERS RATHER THAN THE POTENTIAL VICTIMS AND COLLATERAL DAMAGE FATALITIES.
“I flew a combat mission overseas and saw my daughter born, all within a couple of hours,” Stiles said. “So that was pretty neat''
PRETTY NEAT, YES. I'M SURE YOU SLEEP WELL AT NIGHT.
Out of sight, out of mind.
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For humanity to have made war into a video game with a joy stick is very telling of our society.
I am willing to bet that none of these clowns have seen warfare. And looked into the dead eyes of their innocent victims.
A crisp illusration of american dissociation from the world community. Depressing or what?
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