Is The US Fighting A Coward's War?

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With Its Deadly Drones, The US Is Fighting A Coward's War -- George Monbiot, The Guardian

As technology allows machines to make their own decisions, warfare will become bloodier – and less accountable

The ancient Greeks, unlike the Jews or the Christians, invested their gods with human failings. Divine judgment, they believed, was neither flawless nor dispassionate; it was warped by lust, vengeance and self-interest. In the hands of Zeus, the thunderbolt was both an instrument of justice and a weapon of jealousy and revenge.

Those now dispensing judgment from on high are not gods, though they must feel like it. The people striking mortals down with drones are doubtless as capable as anyone else of self-deception, denial and cognitive illusions. More so, perhaps, as the eminent fictions of the Bush years and the growing delusions of the current president suggest.

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My Comment: A harsh criticism of the U.S. drone program. While I do not share the commentator's conclusions .... I do agree that we are evolving into a situation where our technology is making warfare easier to conduct without the usual hindrances. I am also of the opinion that as we continue to fight the many wars that we now find ourselves involved in .... blow-back against us will become more likely as time passes by.