From Religion & Ethics Newsweekly:According to news reports, Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-American charged with trying to use a weapon of mass destruction in the failed Times Square bombing, has told investigators he carried out the attempted bombing to avenge US drone attacks in the North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan.
Shahzad’s assertion adds more fuel to the simmering controversy over the ethics and effects of increasing reliance by both the CIA and the US military on unmanned drones to launch missile strikes against suspected al-Qaeda and Taliban militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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My Comment: I always find it remarkable how men (and women) in the comfort of their offices and homes pass judgment on how wars should be conducted and prosecuted .... often in complete opposition to the men (and women) who are actually fighting it.
This debate on the ethics of using drones to conduct assassination strikes is another example of this disconnect.I expect long and heated discussions, followed by the realization that there is no better alternative to what is being conducted right now.
Hat Tip: War is Boring
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